Cherry almond nanaimo bars

------------------------------------BASE------------------------------------
    1/2 c  butter
    1/4 c  Sugar
    1/3 c  Cocoa
      1 ts vanilla
      1    Egg; beaten
      1 c  Coconut, desiccated
  1 3/4 c  Graham wafer crumbs
    1/2 c  Almonds; chopped

----------------------------------FILLING----------------------------------
    1/4 c  butter; softened
      1 tb Cherry juice
      2 c  Icing sugar
    1/3 c  Maraschino cherries; chopped

------------------------------------TOP------------------------------------
      2 oz Semisweet chocolate
      1 tb butter
 
  BASE: Cook butter, sugar, cocoa, vanilla & egg in saucepan over low
  heat heat, stirring constantly until custard begins to thicken.
  Remove from heat and stir in coconut, crumbs and almonds. Pat firmly
  into a greased 9 pan inch square pan. Chill for 1 hour.
  FILLING: Cream butter, cherry juice and extract. Gradually beat in
  icing sugar to a make a smooth spreading consistency. Stir in
  cherries. Spread over base and chill until firm.
  TOP: Heat chocolate and butter, stirring until smoothly melted.
  Drizzle chocolate over filling. Chill. Cut into bars. YIELD: 30 BARS