Cookie Recipes

Grasshopper Bars

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Ingredients

Bars

  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 3/4 cup + 2 tablespoons instant cocoa mix
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 1/3 cups butter, softened
  • 4 eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 tablespoons corn syrup
  • 2 cups coarsely chopped nuts

Mint Frosting

  • 2 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 4 tablespoons butter, softened
  • 2 tablespoons milk
  • Green food coloring
  • 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract or Creme de Menthe

Glaze

  • 3 ounces unsweetened chocolate
  • 3 tablespoons butter

Instructions

Bars

  1. In a large bowl, mix together all base ingredients except nuts.
  2. Stir in nuts and pour into a greased 13 x 9 inch pan.
  3. Bake at 350 degrees F until center is soft and edges are slightly firm, about 40 to 45 minutes. Do not over-bake.
  4. Let cool.

Mint Frosting

  1. In a small bowl, combine all ingredients and spread over cooled base.
  2. Place in freezer for 15 to 20 minutes.

Glaze

  1. In a small saucepan or microwave oven, melt chocolate and butter together and pour evenly over frosting.
  2. Refrigerate until hard.
  3. Carefully cut into bars and remove from pan.


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