Holiday Mint Pie

1 cup mint flavored, chocolate sandwich cookies
3 Tbsp hot water
6oz graham cracker pie crust (or a chocolate one)
3 oz pkg cream cheese
1/3 cup sugar
2 Tbsp. milk
1/4 tsp peppermint extract
8oz container Cool Whip-thawed
6-10 drops green food coloring

Mix cookies and hot water. Spoon into crust and gently spread to cover bottom. Beat cream cheese until smooth, gradually beat in sugar, milk, and extract. Fold in whipped topping. Add food coloring to half of the mixture. Put dollops of mixture (some white, some green) into crust. Smooth top with spatula.

Just before serving, make berries (cinnamon candies) and holly leaves (spearmint jelly candies) and decorate top. Very festive and good.