Baking and Desserts

Crème de Menthe Bars

Ingredients

Base:

• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup butter
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup flour
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 (16 oz.) can Hershey's syrup

Mint layer:

• 2 cups powdered (10x) sugar
• 1 stick butter
• 4 tbsp. green crème de menthe

Chocolate layer:

• 1 cup chocolate chips
• 6 tbsp. butter

Directions

1. Cream the sugar and 1/2 cup butter. Add the eggs, flour, vanilla, salt, and Hershey's syrup.
2. Pour into a greased and floured 9x13 pan. Bake at 350°F for 30 minutes. Cool.
3. Mix and stir the mint layer ingredients until smooth. Spread on the cooled cake.
4. Melt the chocolate layer ingredients together in a double boiler. Cool, then spread on top.
5. Cut into small bars.