Christmas Mint Bars

By urbcindy

Mixing gelatin with canned frosting gives it a marshmallow-like consistency - YUMMY!

Ingredients

• Base
• 1 pkg chocolate cake mix
• 1/3 C margarine
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp mint flavoring
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• Frosting
• 1 envelope unflavored gelatin - mix with 1/4 C boiling water then cool slightly
• 1 can regular vanilla frosting
• 1/2 tsp mint flavoring
• Red or green food coloring
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• 1/2 C chocolate chips
• 2-3 T margarine

Preparation

Step 1

- Mix base ingredients together with pastry blender until crumbly; pat into bottom of sprayed 9X13 pan
- Bake at 350 for 10 -12 minutes and cool
- When base cooled cool mix gelatin with boiling water; dissolve completely then cool slightly
- Mix remaining frosting ingredients with gelatin and spread over base
- Melt margarine and chocolate chips in microwave, stirring every 30 seconds until dissolved; drizzle in pattern over frosting; store in refrigerator