Christmas Brownies

Total Time Prep: 30 min. Bake: 25 min. + cooling
Yield 2 dozen
Test Kitchen Approved
Fudgy, frosted Christmas brownies are every bit as charming as they are delicious. The cute faces made with candy eyes, Red Hots and pretzels will make these reindeer the star of your holiday dessert tray.

Ingredients

  • 4 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped
  • 3/4 cup butter, cubed
  • 3 large eggs, room temperature
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 can (16 ounces) chocolate frosting
  • 48 candy eyeballs
  • 24 Red Hots
  • 24 to 48 miniature pretzels

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°. Line a 13x9-in. baking pan with foil, letting ends extend up sides; grease foil. In a microwave, melt chocolate and butter; stir until smooth. Cool slightly.
  2. Whisk eggs, sugar, vanilla and salt until blended; stir in chocolate mixture. Gradually stir in flour; spread into prepared pan. Bake until edges begin to pull from sides of pan, 25-30 minutes. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack.
  3. Lifting with foil, remove brownies from pan. Spread frosting over top. Cut into 12 squares; cut each square diagonally to form 2 triangles. Attach Red Hots, candy eyeballs and pretzels to make reindeer faces.

Nutrition Facts

1 brownie: 353 calories, 16g fat (8g saturated fat), 51mg cholesterol, 243mg sodium, 50g carbohydrate (37g sugars, 1g fiber), 3g protein.

My son, Jeremy, is 36 but acts as if he's 5 when he sees these brownies—I've been making them for more than 30 years! My daughter, Jayme, and my four grandchildren love them, too. If you're short on time, a boxed mix works just fine. —Jeannine Schneider, Fremont, California
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