Midnight Mint Bars

 

Mint frosting!



Chocolate cracker crumb crust

Yummmm!!!

Ghirardelli chocolate

finished product!!!

               Midnight mint bars! Soo good!!!! The whole process right here. The recipe is here. If you make it you have to give us some!!!

                                                 Midnight mint bars

1/2 C Butter

1/3 C Baking Cocoa

1/4 C sugar

1 Egg Beaten

1-3/4 C Graham Cracker Crumb

3/4 C Flacked Coconut

1/2 C Finely Chpped Walnuts

FILLING

1/3 C Butter Softened

2 C Confectioners Sugar

3 Tablespoons Peppermint Exract

Green Food Coloring

TOPPING

2/3 C Semisweet Chocolate Chips

2 Tablespoons Butter

                                                              

                                             

                                    In your favorite sauce pan, put the butter, cocoa, and sugar in on low and let them mingle stirring often until sugar is dissolved. Meanwhile crush your graham crackers, and get the coconut, and walnuts ready. ( I never put the walnuts in but if you enjoy them go ahead ) Beat egg and then add a small amout of chcolate mixture,  return to sauce pan and cook.Turn off heat and add graham crakers, and walnuts. Put mixture in 9-inch pan and press lightly. Set aside. In small bowl, beat first four ingredients of frosting until smooth. Then add green food coloring, spread evenly over bottom layer set aside. Get your favorite sauce pan again, and put chocolate chips and butter on low until melted. Let cool for about ten minutes and spread on top.  Then put in fridge for 1 hour.

                                    Enjoy while sitting and reading a favorite mystery!! Anyways it was a big hit and was gone 5 minutes after we put it out!! so if you want to hoard don't let any ( but me) near it!