Crème De Menthe Bars

Total Time: 3 hrs Preparation Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
• 1/2 cup cocoa
• 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar, sift after measuring
• 1 large egg, beaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/3 cup green creme de menthe
• 3 cups confectioners' sugar, sift after measuring
• 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine
• 1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 bottom layer: in saucepan combine 1/2 cup butter or margarine with 1/2 cup cocoa.
• 2 heat and stir until well blended.
• 3 remove from heat and add 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar, 1 beaten egg and 1 tsp vanilla.
• 4 stir in 2 cups graham cracker crumbs.
• 5 mix well; press into bottom of 13x9 baking pan.
• 6 middle layer: melt another 1/2 cup butter or margarine and put into small mixer bowl.
• 7 add 1/3 cup green creme de menthe.
• 8 at low speed of mixer beat in 3 cups confectioners' sugar.
• 9 spread over bottom layer.
• 10 chill 1 hour.
• 11 top layer: combine 1/4 cup butter and 1-1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips.
• 12 stir over low heat until melted.
• 13 spread over chilled middle layer.
• 14 chill another 1 to 2 hours.
• 15 cut in small 1-inch squares.
• 16 keep refrigerated.