Canadian Nanaimo Bars

By JimMac

Ingredients

• 3/4 C. butter + 1 Tbs.
• 5 Tbs. sugar
• 5 Tbs. cocoa
• 1 tsp. peppermint extract
• 1 egg
• 2 C. graham cracker crumbs
• 1/2 C. vanilla pudding
• 2 C. sugar
• 2 oz. unsweetened chocolate

Preparation

Step 1

Heat 1/2 C. butter, sugar, cocoa and peppermint in saucepan. Beat in egg and stir until consistency of custard. Remove from heat and stir in crushed graham crackers. Press mixture into greased 8" square pan. Cream together 1/4 C. of remaining butter, the pudding and icing sugar. Spread over graham cracker layer. Melt chocolate with remaining 1 Tbs. butter, then pour over second layer. Let sit for a few minutes, then refrigerate for 1 hour before cutting.

Yield: 3 dozen square