Blonde Brownie Party Hat New Year’s Eve Party Treats

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
• In mixing bowl, Mix the flour, sugar and baking powder
• To the center of the dry mixture Add the melted butter, eggs, and vanilla
• Do not mix until all of the wet are added in
• Mix the wet ingredients together, pulling the dry ingredients into the wet
• The mixture will be thick like a play dough consistency
  
• Pour the sprinkles into the mixture and fold them in
• Line pie plate with foil – non-stick side facing up
• Divide the mixture into two pie pans and press it out to even it out at the top
  
• Bake for about 25-30 minutes

When are they done?

• These brownies are thick, so they take a bit longer to bake. Once you start to smell the aroma of your brownies, check on them. A toothpick inserted into the middle should come out mostly clean. What I mean by that is; you shouldn’t have a wet batter on the toothpick. You will probably find cooked batter will adhere to the toothpick and that’s ok

Cutting into triangles

• Let the brownies cool completely – about 15 minutes
• Pull the aluminum foil up and out of the pie pan
  
• Push the aluminum foil down away from the brownies
• Slice into 8-10 slices

Making the chocolate hat toppers…

• grab your melted chocolate in your squeeze bottles and a sheet of wax paper
  
• Set your wax paper down on the counter and start drawing toppers with the melted chocolate
•  fan shapes – I started with a V and added more lines going upward from the center in a fan shape
  
• for the star shape – I started with an X and crossed more lines through the middle of the X going through the center in both directions
• Let those air dry for a few minutes until they have hardened

Decorating…

• If your chocolate has hardened, then pop it into the microwave for about 30 seconds to melt it again
• Place a dab of melted chocolate on the top of the triangles, and quickly add a chocolate topper
• The melted dab of chocolate will act as glue. You may need to hold the topper for a few seconds until the melted chocolate starts to set
• Repeat with the rest of the triangles until you’ve placed all of your toppers on
• Use the writing tip and frosting bags to add lines or fun designs to your hat
• Using the star tip, decorate the bottom of the slice with frosting stars
• Cover and store leftover brownies at room temperature up to one week.