Almond Cream Confections

By 1For_Him

Ingredients

• Cream Filling:
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 T cocoa
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 egg, slightly beaten
• 1 cup slivered almonds, toasted and chopped
• 1 3/4 cup vanilla wafer crumbs
• 1/2 cup flaked coconut
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 3-4 T milk
• 1/2 tsp vanilla
• 3 cups powdered sugar
• 2 (1-oz) squares semi-sweet chocolate

Preparation

Step 1

Combine first 6 ingredients in saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly until mixture begins to thicken. Remove from heat; add almonds, vanilla wafer crumbs, and coconut. Press firmly into an ungreased 9-inch square pan. Cover and chill.

Cream Filling: Cream butter at high speed of mixer; add milk and vanilla. Slowly add sugar. Mix until smooth. Spread cream filling over almond mixture. Cover and chill. Cut into 1 1/2 inch squares. Remove from pan. Melt squares of chocolate and drizzle small amount in zig-zag fashion over each cut square to decorate top of filling.