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Christmas tree shaped brownie recipe
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Christmas Tree Shaped Brownies

Christmas Tree Shaped Brownies for a fun holiday treat. 
Prep Time15 minutes
Active Time30 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Yield: 16
Calories: 222cal
Author: Melissa
Cost: $15

Equipment

  • In place of a squeeze tube of freen icing use a piping bag with a writing tip attached
  • large mixing bowl
  • Non stick aluminum foil
  • 2 (9 inch) round pie pan
  • Serrated bread knife

Materials

  • 2 cups flour all-purpose
  • 2 cups light brown sugar packed
  • 2 tsp. baking powder
  • ½ cup unsalted butter melted - cooled
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • 2&1/2 tsp. liquid green food coloring more - if needed
  • 2 cups milk chocolate M&Ms

Decorations

  • 1 2 oz. green icing in a squeeze tube - or use a piping bag with a writing tip attached filled with green frosting

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
  • In mixing bowl, Mix the flour, sugar and baking powder
  • Mix the butter, eggs and food coloring
  • To the center of the dry mixture - Add the melted butter, eggs, and vanilla and green food coloring
  • Add half of the M&Ms - reserving the rest for decoration 
  • Do not mix until all of the wet are added in
  • Mix the wet ingredients together, pulling the dry ingredients into the wet after the wet ingredients have had a chance to turn red from the food coloring
  • The mixture will be like a play dough consistency
  • Line pie plates with foil - non-stick side facing up
  • Dividing the mixture between both pie plates...
  • Pour the mixture into the pie pan and press it out to even it out at the top
  • Add more M&Ms to the top of the brownie - still reserving some for decoration
  • 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

Decorating

  • Let the brownies cool completely - about 30 minutes
  • Pull the aluminum foil up and out of the pie pan
  • Push the aluminum foil down away from the brownies
  • Slice each brownie into 8-10 slices - like a pizza

Decorating:

  • Make a zig-zag pattern with the green frosting and add more M&Ms to fill in blank spaces
  • Cover and store leftover brownies at room temperature up to one week.

Notes

nutrition facts are only an estimate 

Nutrition

Calories: 222cal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 36mg | Sodium: 82mg | Potassium: 63mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 27g | Vitamin A: 207IU | Calcium: 66mg | Iron: 1mg