Chocolaty Nanaimo Bars

Name: Chocolaty Nanaimo Bars
Prep time: 55 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 16
Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter, cubed; 1/4 cup sugar; 1/4 cup baking cocoa; 1 large egg, lightly beaten; 1-1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs; 1 cup sweetened shredded coconut, toasted; 1/2 cup chopped pecans, toasted; FILLING:; 1/2 cup butter, softened; 2 tablespoons Bird's custard powder or instant vanilla pudding mix; 2 cups confectioners' sugar; 3 tablespoons half-and-half cream; TOPPING:; 1 ounce white baking chocolate, melted; 1 cup (6 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips; 1 tablespoon shortening

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"If a pastry could be a friend, the Nanaimo bar would be my BFF. This version won Cookie of the Fair at the 2006 Iowa State Fair. —Kelly McCulley, Des Moines, Iowa..."

INGREDIENTS

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1/2 cup butter, cubed

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1/4 cup sugar

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1/4 cup baking cocoa

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1 large egg, lightly beaten

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1-1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs

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1 cup sweetened shredded coconut, toasted

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1/2 cup chopped pecans, toasted

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FILLING:

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1/2 cup butter, softened

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2 tablespoons Bird's custard powder or instant vanilla pudding mix

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2 cups confectioners' sugar

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3 tablespoons half-and-half cream

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TOPPING:

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1 ounce white baking chocolate, melted

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1 cup (6 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips

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1 tablespoon shortening

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