Chocolate Mint Nanaimo Bars - cooking recipe

Ingredients

Base
1 cup mint chocolate chips
1/4 cup margarine
1/4 cup icing sugar
1 medium egg
1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
Topping
1/4 cup margarine
2 cups icing sugar
2 tablespoons milk
green food coloring

Preparation

Base:
Melt mint chips and margarine over hot water.
Reserve 1/4 cup for drizzle.
Add icing sugar, egg, and beat well.
Stir in wafer crumbs.
Press into 8\" square pan and chill for about an hour.
Topping:
Cream margarine, icing sugar and milk until smooth and fluffy. Add drops of green food color to desired color is reached.
Spread over base.
Drizzle reserved chocolate over top.
Chill until firm.
With a medium short knife cut into bars by pressing down firmly. Try not to saw or drag so as not to disturb drizzle pattern.