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      Title: Midnight Mint Bars
 Categories: Biscuits, Newsgroups, May.rec
      Yield: 36 Servings

           Bars:
    1/2 c  Butter
    1/3 c  Baking cocoa
    1/4 c  Sugar
      1    Egg, beaten
  1 3/4 c  Graham cracker crumbs
    3/4 c  Flaked coconut
    1/2 c  Chopped walnuts
           Filling:
    1/3 c  Butter, softened
      2 c  Confectioners' sugar
      3 tb Milk
      1 ts Peppermint extract
           Green food coloring (optional)
           Topping:
    2/3 c  Semisweet chocolate chips
      2 tb Butter

  In a heavy saucepan, heat the butter, cocoa and sugar over low heat
  until sugar is dissolved, stirring often. Remove from the heat. Stir
  in a small amount of hot mixture into egg. Return all to pan. Cook
  and stir until mixture coats a metal spoon and reaches 160 degrees.
  Remove from the heat. Stir in the cracker crumbs, coconut and
  walnuts. Press into a buttered 9" square pan. Set aside.

  For filling:

  In a small mixing bowl, beat butter, confectioners' sugar, milk and
  extract until smooth. Tint with green food coloring if desired.
  Spread evenly over bottom layer. Set aside.

  For topping:

  In a heavy saucepan, melt chocolate chips and butter over low heat
  until blended and smooth, stirring often. Remove from heat. Cool to
  room temperature, about 10 minutes. Spread over filling. Cover and
  refrigerate until set, about 1 hour. Cut into bars. Store in
  refrigerator.

  Recipe By Taste of Home

  From: "Nancy" 

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