Crazy Christmas Tree Brownies
These Crazy Christmas Tree Brownies are a fun and easy addition to any Christmas or Holiday party!
Servings: 8 Trees
Calories: 595kcal
Equipment
- 9x13 Baking Pan
- Christmas Tree Cookie Cutter
- Squeeze bottle
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted sweet cream butter, softened
- 2 cup granulated sugar
- 3
large eggs - 2 teaspoon vanilla
- ⅔ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 cup flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1
cup walnuts chopped - optional - 1 pkg Candy Eyes
- 2 bowls Royal Icing
- 1 tube green food coloring
- 1 tube black royal icing
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Using a large sauce pan, melt butter. Once melted remove from heat and mix in the sugar, eggs and vanilla until combined
- In a large bowl combine the cocoa, flour, salt and baking powder
- Gradually mix in the cocoa flour mixture into the wet ingredients until combined.
- Mix in the chopped walnuts
- Pour batter into the baking dish and bake for 30-35 minutes
- Once baked, cool to room temperature on cooling racks
- Once cooled, cut brownies into trees a christmas tree cookie cutter and place onto a cutting board or plate so that it will be easier to decorate
- Frost the cookies with Green Royal icing (see additional recipe)
- Using the green piping bag, pipe a line all around the trees for the edge
- Fill in the green with the thinned green icing in the squeeze bottle
- Place two eyes onto the brownies
- Let dry for an hour
- Using the green icing again, pipe an oval for the nose under the eyes
- Using the black icing, pipe on a smile and eye brows
- Let sit for another hour before enjoying
Notes
I added candy bows to my trees. You can purchase them in the baking aisle at your local craft store.
Nutrition
Serving: 1Tree | Calories: 595kcal | Carbohydrates: 69g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 35g | Saturated Fat: 17g | Cholesterol: 122mg | Sodium: 254mg | Potassium: 220mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 51g | Vitamin A: 798IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 42mg | Iron: 2mg