NEAPOLITAN SQUARES

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Provided by Boxerwing

Time 40m

Yield 36 bars

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 1/4 cups graham cracker crumbs
1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, melted
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
2 cups medium grind coconut
11 ounces sweetened condensed milk
2 cups icing sugar
4 tablespoons butter or 4 tablespoons margarine
3 tablespoons maraschino cherry juice

Steps:

Bottom Layer: Preheat oven to 350°F.
Combine first four ingredients.
Press into a greased 9"X9" pan with greased sides.
Bake for 10 minute.
Second layer: Combine coconut and condensed milk.
Spread over bottom layer.
Bake for 20 minutes or until a slight tinge of light brown begins to show on edges.
Cool before frosting.
Icing: Beat icing sugar, remaining butter and cherry juice together.
You may need more juice to make it soft enough to spread.
Spread over cooled bars.
Cover tightly and store at least one day to soften.
Can be use the same day as baked but will be more difficult to cut.
Yield is 36 bars.
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If you do not have cherry juice, use water with a bit of red food colouring with 1/4 tsp cherry or almond flavouring.