Fairy Godmothers

This weekend, my husband's godmother visited from Virginia. We spent Saturday shopping and catching up. It was so much fun and I'm so lucky that my husband has such a nice godmother. Speaking of godmothers...My nephew was baptized today. My youngest sister received the honor of being his godmother. She did an excellent job.  The baby didn't even cry when the water was poured over his head.We had a very nice family gathering afterwards and everyone got to hold the new addition to the church.

As a child, I always thought of Disney movies when I thought about godmothers. They were always so magical, helpful, and usually somewhat plump. My favorite godmothers were from Sleeping Beauty. My favorite scene was at the very end when they couldn't decide on the dress color.

Graham Chocolate Mint Bars
adapted from Taste of Home
Oven 350

FIRST LAYER:
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup baking cocoa
1/8 teaspoon salt



SECOND LAYER:
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/8 teaspoon salt
2 pkgs (4.6 oz each) Andes Creme de Menthe Thins
9 graham crackers (about 1 cup crushed)

DRIZZLE:
3 ounces chocolate chips
1 tablespoon butter

FIRST LAYER:
In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine the flour, cocoa and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Spread, with greased spatula, into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan.








SECOND LAYER:
In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine flour and salt;gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Gently spread, with greased spatula, over chocolate layer. 

Bake at 350° for 15-18 minutes until golden brown. Remove from the oven; top with mints. Bake 1-2 minutes or until mints begin to melt; carefully spread mints evenly over the top.



Sprinkle crushed graham crackers over the top, gently pressing in. Cool completely.

DRIZZLE:
In a microwave, melt bittersweet chocolate and butter; stir until smooth. Drizzle over bars; chill until set.