Dream Bars

Directions

1. 1
   Lightly butter an 8-inch square cake pan.
2. 2
   Line the bottom with half of the graham wafers, cutting an extra wafer to fill in spaces if necessary.
3. 3
   Combine brown sugar, 1/2 cup butter and milk in saucepan.
4. 4
   Bring to a full boil.
5. 5
   Remove from heat and add in graham wafer crumbs, nuts, coconut and cherries immediatly.
6. 6
   Spoon over graham wafers in pan while hot.
7. 7
   Top with remaining graham wafers, cutting and extra wafer to fill spaces if necessary.
8. 8
   Press them down firmly.
9. 9
   Combine icing sugar, 2 tablespoons.
10. 10
    butter, almond extract, vanilla and enough cream to make it a thick icing that is easy to spread.
11. 11
    Ice top of squares and sprinkle with finely-chopped walnuts.
12. 12
    let stand overnite.
13. 13
    Cut into squares to serve.