====== Chocolate Peppermint Squares ======
===== Ingredients =====
**Crumb Base**
  * 1 cup Crushed cornflakes or nice biscuits
  * ½ cup Coconut 
  * ⅓ cup Brown sugar, lightly packed
  * 125g Butter, refrigerate 1 hour

**Peppermint filling**
  * 250g pkt Cream cheese
  * ⅓ cup Castor sugar
  * 125g can Reduced cream
  * 2 - 3 drops Peppermint essence

**Chocolate Topping**
  * 85g Pack chocolate chip bits

===== Procedure =====
**Base**
  * Mix crushed ingredients together, add butter and press mixture into pan. Refrigerate.
**Filling**
  * Beat softened cream cheese until smooth. Gradually add sugar, beat well. Blend in reduced cream & peppermint essence. Spread over crumb base. Refrigerate until firm. Spread chocolate topping over filling. Refrigerate until set, cut into squares.
**Chocolate Topping**
  * Melt chocolate bits over hot water. Add 2 tabs hot water & 1-2 drops peppermint essence, beat until smooth

Can be frozen.

---//Maria Zamperoni// 
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