1 1/2 cups mini chocolate chips
14 mint creme-filled chocolate cookies
1 (17.5 oz pkg) sugar cookie mix
3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 1/4 cups butter, room temperature
2 eggs
2 tsp. vaniila
2 cups confectioners' sugar

Preheat oven to 350°F.

Coat a 9" square pan with cooking spray. Melt 1/2 cup chocolate chips, cool.

Cut 8 sandwich cookies into quarters, reserve. In a bowl, with mixer on medium-low speed, beat cookie mix, cocoa, 1/2 butter, eggs, melted chocolate chips, 3 tablespoons water, and 1 teaspoon vanilla until smooth. Stir in quartered cookies. Spread in pan.

Bake 40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan.

Melt remaining 1 cups chocolate chips. Cool. In bowl, with mixer on medium, beat remaining 3/4 cup butter and 1 teaspoon vanilla until fluffy. Beat in melted chips. On low, beat in confectioners' sugar and 1 tablespoon water until fluffy. Spread over bars.

Quarter remaining cookies, garnish bars with cookies.

Submitted by: Sherry Monfils