Transform brownies into Christmas tree brownies by cutting them into triangles and decorating them with green frosting, sprinkles, and colored candies! Celebrate the holiday season with your family by decorating Christmas brownies!
Prep Time20 minutesmins
Cook Time40 minutesmins
Total Time1 hourhr20 minutesmins
Course: Dessert
Keyword: christmas brownies, christmas tree brownies
Servings: 8brownies
Author: Beth
Ingredients
Brownies
1cupgranulated sugar
1cupbrown sugar
2tspvanilla extract
½tspsalt
2large eggs
2large egg yolks
1stickunsalted butter (½ cup)melted
1 ⅓cupssemi-sweet chocolate chips
½cupvegetable oil
1 ¼cupall purpose flour
¼cupunsweetened cocoa powder
Frosting
2sticksunsalted butter (1 cup)room temperature
4 ½cupspowdered sugar
½tspvanilla extract
1tbspmilkas needed
Green food coloring
Mini M&Ms
Holiday sprinkles
Optional: candy canes or pretzel sticks for the tree trunk
Instructions
Brownies
Preheat the oven to 350º F. Spray a 9 inch circle springform pan with non-stick spray.
In a large mixing bowl beat the granulated sugar, brown sugar, vanilla, salt, whole eggs and yolks with an electric mixer until combined, about 1 minute. Set aside.
In a microwave safe bowl melt the butter and chocolate together in 30 second intervals until melted and smooth.
Whisk in the vegetable oil. Pour the chocolate mixture into the sugar mixture and mix with electric mixer until fully combined.
Add in the flour and cocoa, mixing on low speed just until incorporated.
Pour the brownie batter into the prepared pan and bake for 35-40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Remove from the oven, run a knife around the edge and let cool for 30 minutes. After 30 minutes remove the springform edge and continue to let the brownies cool completely.
Frosting
Once cooled, start making the buttercream frosting. In a large mixing bowl beat the butter with an electric mixer for about 1-2 minutes.
Add in the vanilla extract, powdered sugar, and green food coloring, beat until fully combined and fluffy. If the frosting becomes too thick, add in 1 tablespoon of milk and beat again until it’s pipeable. Transfer the buttercream into a piping bag fit with a star tip, like the Wilton 1M or similar.
Use a large knife to cut the cooled brownies into 8 triangle slices.
Begin to frost the brownies, use a press and release pattern to pipe the frosting, covering the entire brownie with frosting.
Decorate the trees with mini M&Ms, sprinkles, or similar colorful candies. I topped each one with a yellow candy. Optional: press a candy cane or pretzel stick into the brownie where the trunk of the tree would be.