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                         CHERRY ALMOND NANAIMO BARS
 
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 Serving Size  : 1    Preparation Time :0:00
 Categories    : Ethnic                           Cookies
 
   Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
 --------  ------------  --------------------------------
                         -----BASE-----
      1/2   c            Butter
      1/4   c            Sugar
      1/3   c            Cocoa
    1       t            Vanilla
    1                    Egg -- beaten
    1       c            Coconut, desiccated
    1 3/4   c            Graham wafer crumbs
      1/2   c            Almonds -- chopped
                         -----FILLING-----
      1/4   c            Butter -- softened
    1       tb           Cherry juice
    2       c            Icing sugar
      1/3   c            Maraschino cherries -- chopped
                         -----TOP-----
    2       oz           Semisweet chocolate
    1       tb           Butter
 
   BASE: Cook butter, sugar, cocoa, vanilla & egg in saucepan over low
   heat heat, stirring constantly until custard begins to thicken.
   Remove from heat and stir in coconut, crumbs and almonds. Pat firmly
   into a greased 9 pan inch square pan. Chill for 1 hour.
   FILLING: Cream butter, cherry juice and extract. Gradually beat in
   icing sugar to a make a smooth spreading consistency. Stir in
   cherries. Spread over base and chill until firm.
   TOP: Heat chocolate and butter, stirring until smoothly melted.
   Drizzle chocolate over filling. Chill. Cut into bars. YIELD: 30 BARS
  
 
 
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