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Photo: Magical Butter

Ingredients

  • MagicalButter for coating 9×13 pan
  • 1/2 Cup Magicalbutter
  • 8 oz Semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1 1/2 Cups granulated sugar
  • 3/4 Cup all purpose flour
  • 4 Eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

Toppings

  • Small candy canes
  • Gold star sprinkles or candies
  • Rainbow sprinkles
  • Green Buttercream frosting

Green Buttercream Frosting

  • 1 Cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 3 1/2 Cups powdered sugar
  • 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2-3 tablespoon milk or cream
  • Green food coloring gel

How To

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Coat a 9×13 pan generously with magical butter.
  • Place MagicalButter and chocolate chips into a large saucepan on med-high.
  • Stir continually making sure chocolate doesn’t burn until completely mixed.
  • Turn down heat to medium.
  • Stir in the sugar, then eggs, one at a time, whisking until smooth.
  • Stir in the vanilla extract and salt.
  • Gently fold in flour.
  • Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the brownies comes out clean.
  • Cool the brownies to room temperature, then chill for at least 20 minutes.
  • Flip brownie pan over.
  • Take a sharp knife, carefully cut the brownies into triangles.
  • By hand, break curved parts off the candy canes and insert the straight parts into the bottom of the brownies.
  • Place the frosting in a piping bag fitted with a star tip, you can also use resealable plastic bag with the tip snipped off.
  • Pipe icing onto brownies.
  • Place a star sprinkle at the top of each brownie, then add rainbow sprinkles lightly over each brownie.
  • Store covered and can be refrigerated and ENJOY!!!