No-Bake Chocolate Mint Bars

Name: No-Bake Chocolate Mint Bars
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 25
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 59 milliliters butter, softened; 79 milliliters butter; 118 milliliters butter; 473 milliliters chocolate wafer cookie crumbs; 1 drop green food color; 1 Tbsp milk; 1 teaspoons peppermint extract; 473 milliliters powdered sugar; 283 grams bag mint-flavored semisweet chocolate chips (1 2/3 cups); 1 teaspoons vanilla

You can never have too many hor d'oeuvre recipes, so give No-Bake Chocolate Mint Bars a try. This recipe makes 25 servings with 213 calories, 1g of protein, and 14g of fat each. This recipe covers 3% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up peppermint extract, mint-flavored semisweet chocolate chips, milk, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

Lightly grease 9-inch square pan with shortening or cooking spray. In 2-quart saucepan, melt 1/2 cup butter and 1/4 cup of the chocolate chips over low heat, stirring constantly.

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Chocolate Chips

Cooking Spray

Shortening

Butter

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Sauce Pan

Frying Pan

Remove from heat. Stir in cookie crumbs until well mixed; press evenly in pan. Refrigerate until firm, about 10 minutes.

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Cookie Crumbs

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Frying Pan

Meanwhile, in small bowl, beat 1/4 cup butter, the milk, peppermint extract, vanilla and food color with electric mixer on medium speed until well mixed. On low speed, gradually beat in powdered sugar until smooth.

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Peppermint Extract

Powdered Sugar

Food Color

Vanilla

Butter

Milk

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Hand Mixer

Bowl

Spread peppermint mixture evenly over crumb mixture. In 1-quart saucepan, melt remaining chocolate chips and 1/3 cup butter over low heat, stirring constantly; spread evenly over peppermint mixture. Refrigerate until chocolate is set, 10 to 15 minutes. For bars, cut into 5 rows by 5 rows.

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Chocolate Chips

Peppermint