Grand Marnier Nanaimo Bars - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups graham wafer crumbs
1 cup coconut, unsweetened, flaked
1/2 cup pecans, toasted, chopped
2/3 cup butter
1/3 cup cocoa powder, unsweetened sifted
1/4 cup sugar, granulated
1 egg, beaten
GRAND MARNIER LAYER
2 cups icing sugar
1/4 cup butter, softened
1/4 cup Grand Marnier or 1/4 cup orange liqueur
1 tablespoon orange rind, coarsely grated
CHOCOLATE TOPPING
1 tablespoon butter
4 ounces semisweet chocolate, melted

Preparation

In bowl, stir together crumbs, coconut and pecans.
In small saucepan, gently heat butter, cocoa and sugar until butter melts.
Remove from heat; whisk in egg.
Blend into crumb mixture.
Press into greased 9 inch square cake pan.
Bake in 350F oven for 10 minutes. Let cool on rack.
Grand Marnier Layer: In bowl, place half of icing sugar with butter, mix in half of the icing sugar with butter; mix in Grand Marnier, remaining icing sugar and orange rind.
Spread over base.
Chocolate Topping: Stir butter into chocolate until melted; spread evenly over Grand Marnier layer.
Let cool for 20 minutes in refrigerator; cut into bars.
(Bars can be covered, refrigerated up to 2 weeks, or frozen up to 2 months. Let soften slightly before serving.