Cherry Almond Nanaimo Bars

• Bottom Layer
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup cocoa
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 cup coconut
• 1 3/4 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 1/2 cup chopped almonds
• Filling
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 2 tablespoons cherry juice
• 1 tablespoon almond extract
• 2 cups icing sugar, sifted
• 1/3 cup chopped maraschino cherry
• Top Layer
• 1/2 semi-sweet chocolate baking square
• 1 tablespoon butter

1. Bottom Layer: Cook butter, sugar, cocoa, vanilla and beaten egg in a saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture begins to thicken. Remove from heat and stir in coconut, graham crumbs and almonds. Pat firmly into 9 x 13 pan. Chill for at least 1 hour.
2. Filling: Cream butter, cherry juice and almond extract. Gradually beat in icing sugar to make a smooth spreading consistency. Stir in cherries. Spread over the first layer in the pan. Chill until firm.
3. Top Layer: Heat chocolate and butter, stirring constantly until smoothly melted. Drizzle chocolate over filling. Chill.

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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/cherry-almond-nanaimo-bars-130024 (may not work)