SQUARES - Nanaimo Bars

By RHagan

Ingredients

• BOTTOM LAYER
• ½ cup butter or margarine
• ¼ cup granulated sugar
• 5 tbsp cocoa
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 ¾ cups graham cracker crumbs
• ¾ cup fine coconut (or medium)
• ½ cup walnuts, finely chopped
• SECOND LAYER
• ½ cup butter or margarine
• 3 tbsp milk
• 2 tbsp vanilla custard powder
• 2 cups icing (confectioner's) sugar
• THIRD LAYER
• 2/3 cup semisweet chocolate chips (or 4 squares semisweet chocolate
• 2 tbsp butter or margarine

Preparation

Step 1

Bottom Layer:
Melt first 3 ingredients in top of double boiler or heavy saucepan. Add beaten egg and stir to cook and thicken. Remove from heat. Stir in crumbs, coconut and nuts. Press firmly into ungreased 9 x 9 inch (22 x 22 cm) pan.

Second Layer:
Cream butter, milk, custard powder and icing sugar together well. Beat until light. Spread over bottom layer.

Third Layer:
Melt chips and butter over low heat. Cool. When cool but still runny, spread over second layer. Chill in refrigerator. Use a sharp knife to cut.