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Christmas Brownies

My favorite thing about this recipe is how chocolatey and chewy they are, and how adorable they can be made! The brownies, of course, taste different depending on the flavor of frosting that is used.

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Additional Time
15 mins
Total Time
1 hr 10 mins
Servings: 8
Calories: 350 kcal
Course: Baked Goods
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

Brownies
  • ½ cup butter
  • ½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ? cup milk
  • 1 ¼ cup white sugar
  • 1 ¼ cup flour
  • ½ cup cocoa powder
  • 1 ½ teaspoon baking powder
Toppings
  • Twisted Pretzels broken in half (for ‘antlers’)
  • chocolate frosting
  • vanilla frosting
  • Eyeball Sprinkles
  • Optional Green Food Dye
  • Long Orange Sprinkles jimmies
  • Optional Large and small sphere sprinkles

Instructions

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  1. Preheat the oven to 350? and line an 8x8 baking dish with parchment paper.
  2.  Melt the butter and chocolate chips on medium to low heat on the stove, or melt in the microwave in 15-30 second increments. Stir constantly.
  3.  Mix together all dry brownie ingredients in a bowl, then add the butter and chocolate mixture, vanilla, and milk. Stir well.
  4.  Pour the mixture into the lined baking dish and bake for about 45 minutes, using a toothpick to check when done.
  5.  Allow to cool completely before cutting the brownies.
  6. Cut the brownies in half vertically, then horizontally, and then diagonally both ways; you should end up with 8 triangle slices.
  7. Frost each slice based on which Christmas symbol you would like it to be. (White/vanilla for snowmen, brown/chocolate for reindeer, green (mix green food dye in with white frosting) or white for Christmas trees (then add green sugar sprinkles to the trees if desired).
  8. Decorate the brownies to make them look more like the Christmas symbols you chose. Example, add ‘coal’ (black sugar pearls to the snowmen for eyes, mouth, and possibly buttons, add a different colored frosting to the snowmen as hats and scarves, etc.

Nutrition Information

Serving 1g Calories 350kcal (18%) Carbohydrates 54g (18%) Protein 3g (6%) Fat 14g (22%) Saturated Fat 8g (40%) Polyunsaturated Fat 5g Cholesterol 25mg (8%) Sodium 184mg (8%) Fiber 2g (8%) Sugar 37g (74%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 8Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 350

% Daily Value*

Serving 1g
Calories 350kcal 18%
Carbohydrates 54g 18%
Protein 3g 6%
Fat 14g 22%
Saturated Fat 8g 40%
Polyunsaturated Fat 5g 29%
Cholesterol 25mg 8%
Sodium 184mg 8%
Fiber 2g 8%
Sugar 37g 74%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.