Midnight Mints

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 36
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
• 5 tablespoons cocoa
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 egg, beaten
• 2 cups graham wafer crumbs
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 cup coconut
• 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine
• 3 tablespoons milk
• 1 teaspoon peppermint extract
• 2 cups icing sugar
• green food coloring
• 2/3 cup chocolate chips
• 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine

Recipe

• 1 bottom layer: combine butter, cocoa and sugar in saucepan.
• 2 bring slowly to a boil.
• 3 stir in egg to thicken.
• 4 remove from heat and add crumbs, nuts and coconut.
• 5 pack very firmly into greased 9x9 inch pan.
• 6 second layer: combine all ingredients in a bowl.
• 7 mix well adding a few drops more liquid if needed for easy spreading.
• 8 tint a pretty green.
• 9 spread over first layer.
• 10 third layer: melt chips and butter in saucepan over low heat or over hot water.
• 11 spread over second layer.
• 12 chill and store in refrigerator.
• 13 cut into 36 squares.