Thursday, December 26, 2013

Crème de Menthe Squares


These are a Christmas favorite at our house. I stopped using raw egg in the crust years ago and no one knew the difference.

1 ¼ C butter
½ C cocoa powder
3 ¼ C powdered sugar, sifted
1/4 C Karo syrup
1 t vanilla
2 C graham cracker crumbs
1/3 C Crème de Menthe liqueur
1 ½ C semi-sweet chocolate chips

In saucepan, combine ½ cup of the butter and the cocoa. Heat and stir until well-blended. Remove from heat; add ¼ cup of the powdered sugar, karo syrup and vanilla. Stir in graham cracker crumbs. Mix well. Press into ungreased 9 x 13-inch pan.

Melt another ½ Cup of butter and combine with Crème de Menthe. Beat in remaining 3 cups of powdered sugar until smooth. Spread over chocolate layer. Chill 1 hour.

In small saucepan, combine remaining ¼ cup butter and chocolate chips. Cook and stir over low heat until melted. Spread over mint layer. Chill 1-2 hours; cut in squares. Keep refrigerated until ready to serve.


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