Nanaimo Bars

They are No-Bake Namaimo Bars and they taste different but great!

• Ready In: 40 mins
• Serves: 5

Ingredients

• Bottom Layer

• 1⁄2 cup butter
• 1⁄4 cup granulated sugar
• 5  tablespoons  cocoa
• 1  egg
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1⁄2 cups  graham wafer crumbs
• 1  cup  desiccated coconut
• 1⁄2 cup  chopped walnuts (optional)

• Middle Layer

• 1⁄4 cup butter
• 1  tablespoon milk
• 2  cups  sifted icing sugar (or powered sugar)

• Top Layer

• 4  semi-sweet chocolate baking squares
• 1  tablespoon butter

Directions

1. Bottom Layer:In a saucepan, combine butter,sugar,cocoa,egg,and vanilla.Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until smooth and slightly thickened. Stir in the graham wafer crumbs,cocnut,and walnuts. Press into a 9-inch square cake pan.
2. Middle Layer:Cream butter. Gradually beat in the icing sugar (or powered sugar), alternating with milk. Spread over crumb mixture and chill for 15 minutes.
3. Top Layer:Melt together chocolate and butter. Spread on top and chill. When set, cut into squares. Makes 20. Freeze well for storage.