Chocolate Mint 7-Layer Bars
My love for Andes Crème de Menthe baking pieces and my recently established obsession for Andes Crème de Menthe cookies inspired this recipe.
The bottom layer is a mix of Andes cookies (which they don’t even make anymore) and chocolate graham crackers. I only had one box of the Andes cookies, or I probably would have used all cookies and no graham crackers. These would be just as fantastic if you could spare yourself a couple of boxes of Thin Mint Girl Scout cookies for the bottom layer.
There’s no substitution for Andes Crème de Menthe baking pieces. If you read my cheesecake story, Andes Mint Cheesecake and Candy Under My Pillow, you’ll see just how long ago this sweet affair started. And the price my sisters paid for it. You may also like using Andes baking chips in these Brownie Crunch Mint Crispy Bars.
To give these bars a little crunch and a hint of salt, I added pistachios and coconut. I’m not a fan of coconut, but I like it when it’s toasted. That’s why I add the coconut as the top layer, so it crisps as it bakes.
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Sweet wishes,
Chocolate Mint 7-layer Bars
Ingredients
- 2 cups Mint Oreo crumbs, or chocolate graham crackers or Girl Scout Thin Mint cookies
- ½ cup unsalted butter, melted, 1 stick
- ½ cup chopped pistachios
- 1 cup Andes Crème de Menthe Baking Chips
- ¾ cup white chocolate chips
- 14 oz sweetened condensed milk
- ½ cup sweetened shredded coconut
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease a 9 x 13 inch pan or line with parchment paper.
- Mix the crumbs with the melted butter. Press mixture firmly into the bottom of the pan.
- Sprinkle with finely chopped pistachios, Andes baking chips, and white chocolate chips.
- Pour the can of sweetened condensed milk over the white chips. Top with coconut.
- Bake 25-30 minutes, or just until coconut starts to turn light brown. Cool completely before cutting into bars.
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All text and images © Staci Mergenthal • Random Sweets
Oh, that looks dangerously good!
You are right, Laura – I brought these to work and they even became breakfast food…
I hadn’t noticed these cookies nor baking pieces around her but I know I’d love them! I love Andes Mints but only seem to be able to find them around Christmas time. I hope to be able to pick up some cookies and baking bits be ause these bars look irresistible!
Hi Paula!! I can’t always find the Andes baking chips either – some stores carry them year-round and some don’t. As for the cookies, I’m not sure they are carried many places either. You could substitue another mint cookie and some mint and chocolate chips. We can get the Andes Mints around here (SD and MN) any time! We are so lucky… 🙂