in heavy saucepan over low hear , melt chocolate chips w / 1 cup sweetened condensed milk and vanilla', 'spread half of the mixture into a wax paper-lined 8 or 9 in square pan', 'chill 10 minutes or until firm', 'reserve remaining choloate mixture at room temperature', in another heavy saucepan over low heat , melt white confectioner's piecees with remaining sweetened condensed milk, 'stir in peppermint extract and food coloring', 'spread this mixture on chilled chocolate layer', 'chill 10 minutes longer or until firm', 'spread reserved chocolate mixture over the mint layer', 'chill 2 hours or until firm'

pour milk into large bowl', 'add dry pudding mix', 'beat with wire whisk 2 minutes or until well blended', 'gently stir in 1 1 / 2 cups of the whipped topping and the chopped cookies', 'spoon into pie crust', 'spread with remaining 1 / 2 cup whipped topping', 'melt chocolate as directed on package', 'drizzle over pie', 'refrigerate 2 hours or more until firm', 'store leftovers in refrigerator'

place the cocoa powder along with 1 cup of the half-and-half into a medium saucepan over medium heat and whisk to combine', 'add the remaining half-and-half and the heavy cream', 'bring the mixture just to a simmer , stirring occasionally , and remove from the heat', 'in a medium mixing bowl whisk the egg yolks until they lighten in color', 'gradually add the sugar and whisk to combine', 'temper the cream mixture by stirring cream into the eggs and sugar by gradually adding small amounts , until about third of the cream mixture has been added', 'whisk in the remainder and return the entire mixture to the saucepan and place over low heat', 'continue to cook , stirring frequently , until the mixture thickens slightly and coats the back of a spoon and reaches 170 to 175 degrees f', 'pour the mixture into a container and allow to sit at room temperature to cool for 30 minutes', 'stir in the mint extract and vanilla extract', 'place the mixture into the refrigerator and once it is cool enough not to form condensation on the lid , cover and store for 4 to 8 hours or until the temperature reaches 40 degrees f or below', pour into an ice cream maker and process according to the manufacturer's directions, 'this should take approximately 25 to 35 minutes', 'serve as is for soft serve or freeze for another 3 to 4 hours to allow the ice cream to harden'

pour ingredients in a mixing glass and stir', 'strain into a martini glass', 'to make a chocolate rim on the glass rim it with a lime slice and dip in cocoa powder before filling the glass'

cookies:', 'preheat oven to 350 degrees f', 'melt over hot water , 1 cup of mint chocolate chips', 'stir until smooth', 'set aside', in a large bowl , combine butter , confectioners' sugar , and egg yolk, 'beat until creamy', 'add melted chips and flour', 'beat until well blended', 'drop by heaping teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets', 'bake at 350 degrees f', 'for 8 to 10 minutes', 'allow to stand for 3 minutes before removing from cookie sheets', 'cool completely on wire racks', 'glaze:', 'combine over hot water the remaining 1 / 2 cup of mint-chocolate chips and vegetable shortening', 'stir until chips are melted and mixture is smooth', 'drizzle each cookie with 1 / 2 t of the glaze', 'sprinkle with almonds', 'chill until set', 'stor in airtight container in the refrigerator'

in a blender , combine ice cream , milk , chocolate syrup and peppermint extract', 'blend until smooth', 'pour into glasses and serve'