Chocolate Mint Bars

This is another Christmas recipe.  They really are so good that they shouldn't be made just once a year, but that is sadly they way it turns out.  I love to give these to friends and neighbors as Christmas gifts.  It's one of the things I remember my mom always making every Christmas.  Definitely a favorite of mine.  

Chocolate Mint Bars
Cake:
1 cup all purpose flour
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter or margerine, softened
4 eggs
16 oz can Hershey's chocolate syrup

Mint Center:
2 cups confectioners sugar
1/2 cup butter or margarine (melted)
3/4 tsp mint extract
1 TBS water
3 drops green food coloring

Chocolate topping
6 TBS butter or margerine
1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Grease a 9x13 baking pan.  In a large mixer bowl, combine flour, sugar, butter eggs and chocolate syrup.  Beat until smooth.  Pour into prepared pan.  Bake 25-30 minutes.  Cool completely in the pan.

Mint Cream Center- In small mixer bowl, combine confectioners sugar, butter, mint extract, water and food coloring.  Beat until smooth.  Spread on top of cake when cake has competely cooled.  Cover with saran wrap and put in the fridge to chill.

Chocolate topping- In a small saucepan on very low heat, melt butter and chocolate chips.  Remove from heat and stir until smooth.  Cool slightly.  Pour on top of chilled mint center and let chill in the refrigerator for at least an hour.  Cut into small squares and keep in the refrigerator in an air tight container until ready to serve.