Calypso Bars
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Title: CALYPSO BARS
Categories: Cookies
Yield: 30 servings
8 oz White chocolate
1/3 c Unsalted butter
1/4 c Dark rum
1/2 c Pistachio nuts
1/3 c Candied cherries; chopped
1 1/3 c Finely shredded coconut
1 oz Semisweet chocolate; melted
Grease a shallow 11" x 7" baking pan with butter; line
base with parchment or waxed paper. Heat white
chocolate, butter, and half of rum together in a large
bowl placed over a pan of gently simmering water,
stirring until well blended. Remove from heat; stir
in remaining rum. Roughly chop pistachio nuts; add
3/4 of nuts to chocolate mixture with cherries and
coconut. Mix well. Spread mixture evenly in prepared
pan. Finely chop remaining nuts. Put melted
semisweet chocolate in a small paper piping bag; cut a
small hole in the bottom of bag. Pipe squiggly lines
of chocolate all over top of mixture, then sprinkle
with finely chopped nuts. Chill 4 to 5 hours or until
firmly set. Cut in 30 pieces. Remove from pan with a
flexible spatula. Keep refrigerated or in a cool
place until serving. From "The Book of Cookies" by
Pat Alburey.
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