Midnight Mint
- Bottom
- 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 5 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 3/4 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
- 3/4 cup fine shredded coconut
- Middle
- 1/3 cup butter or 1/3 cup margarine
- 3 tablespoons milk
- 1 teaspoon peppermint extract
- 2 cups icing sugar
- green food coloring
- Garnish
- 2/3 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine
- Bottom: Mix the first quantity of butter, sugar and cocoa powder in a casserole. Bring slowly to boil. Add the egg stirring to thicken the mixture. Remove from the heat.
- Incorporate the graham crumbs, walnuts and coconut. Press the mixture in a greased mold of 9 x 9 inch.
- Middle: Mix second quantity of butter, milk, mint essence and icing sugar in a bowl. Beat well. Add green food coloring until you obtain a good green you like. Spread on the first mixture, in the mold.
- Garnish: Melt the chocolate and the third quantity of butter in a casserole at low heat or above hot water (I did it in micro-waves) Spread on the second mixture in the mold. Put in the fridge. Keep in the fridge, covered.
- Cut in 36 squares.
- These squares can be frozen.
butter, sugar, cocoa powder, egg, graham cracker crumbs, walnuts, shredded coconut, butter, milk, peppermint, icing sugar, green food coloring, semisweet chocolate chips, butter
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/midnight-mint-267257 (may not work)