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Almond Cream Squares

Source: www.food.com/recipe/almond-cream-squares-117000

Ingredients

  1. 12 cup butter or 12 cup margarine
  2. 14 cup sugar
  3. 2 tablespoons unsweetened baking cocoa
  4. 2 teaspoons vanilla
  5. 14 teaspoon salt
  6. 1 egg, slightly beaten
  7. 1 cup slivered almonds, toasted and chopped
  8. 1 34 cups vanilla wafer crumbs
  9. 12 cup flaked coconut
  10. 3 ounces semisweet chocolate
  11. 13 cup butter, softened
  12. 3 -4 tablespoons milk or 3 -4 tablespoons half-and-half cream
  13. 12 teaspoon vanilla or 12 teaspoon almond extract
  14. 3 cups sifted powdered sugar

Directions

  1. In a heavy-bottomed saucepan, combine the first 6 ingredients; cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until butter melts and the mixture begins to thicken.
  2. Remove from heat; add in the almonds, vanilla, wafer crumbs and coconut; stir well until combined.
  3. Press firmly into an ungreased 9-inch baking pan.
  4. Cover and chill.
  5. Beat all the cream filling ingredients well.
  6. Spread the cream filling over the almond mixture; cover and chill.
  7. Remove from fridge, cut into 1-1/2-inch squares (or what ever size desired).
  8. Remove from pan; place 1/2-inch apart on baking pan/sheet.
  9. Place the chocolate squares in a zip-top heavy duty plastic bag.
  10. Submerge in hot water until chocolate melts.
  11. Cut a small hole in end of bag with scissors.
  12. Drizzle chocolate over cream filling squares in a zig-zag pattern.