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Christmas Tree Brownies

Easy DIY Festive Brownies
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Cooling Time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 50 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 12

Equipment

  • Glass Bowl or Mixer Bowl
  • 9x13” pan
  • Parchment Paper
  • Small Mixing Bowl
  • Piping Bag or Sandwich Bag

Ingredients
  

Brownie Trees

  • 1 Cup salted butter melted
  • 4 Eggs room temperature
  • 2 Cups Sugar
  • 1 Tbsp Vanilla
  • 1/2 Cup Cocoa Powder
  • Dash Salt
  • 1 cup flour
  • 2 Cups Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips

Icing

  • 1 Cup Icing Sugar
  • 1-2 Tbsp Milk
  • 1 Tsp Vanilla
  • Green Food Colouring optional

Decorations

  • M&M’s, sprinkles or other candies for decoration
  • Candy Canes for the “tree trunk”

Instructions
 

Brownie Trees

  • Preheat oven to 325 and line 9×13" cake pan with parchment paper. Set aside.
  • Melt butter in heat proof bowl, add sugar, chocolate chips and vanilla. Whisk until combined and let sit for 10 mins.
  • In another mixing bowl combine flour, cocoa powder and salt and whisk for 30 seconds or until no clumps of cocoa powder remain. A flour sifter can also be used as an alternative. Set aside.
  • Add eggs one at a time to the butter, sugar and vanilla mixture and mix until combined using the whisk.
  • Add in flour mixture and fold in using spatula until combined. Don't over mix or you will have tough brownies.
  • Pour brownie mixture into parchment lined 9×13" cake pan.
  • Cook in pre-heated oven for 30-35 minutes until top is soft but not jiggly. Toothpick should come out mostly clean. Caution: chocolate can burn easily so don't overcook!
  • Let cool for 1 hour min. before cutting. For best results, let cool for 30 mins, then finish cooling in fridge for 1-12 hours, then cut.

Icing

  • In a small mixing bowl, mix icing sugar, milk and vanilla until you have a desired consistency. Icing should take about 10 seconds to pour from spoon to bowl.
  • Add food colouring to meet desired colour
  • Icing can be put in a piping bag or sandwich bag. If you want, spooning it on will also do the trick!

Assembly

  • You can stop here and just eat the brownies, OR! Cut them into triangles (see pictures above).
  • Break candy canes into 2-3 pieces and insert into the bottom of the triangle.
  • Use icing and chocolates/candies to decorate !
  • Eat & enjoy!
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