Midnight Mint - cooking recipe

Ingredients

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

Preparation

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.