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Festive Christmas Tree Brownies with Colorful Frosting

Fudgy brownies cut into Christmas tree shapes and decorated with bright green frosting, sprinkles, and pretzel stick trunks.
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Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings: 18 brownie trees
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 260
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Brownies
  • 1 cup unsalted butter melted
  • 1.25 cups granulated sugar
  • 1 cup brown sugar packed
  • 4 eggs large
  • 1 tbsp vanilla extract
  • 1 cup cocoa powder
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 0.5 tsp salt
  • 0.5 cup mini chocolate chips optional
Frosting
  • 0.5 cup unsalted butter softened
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1-2 tbsp milk or cream
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • green gel food coloring
  • holiday sprinkles
  • star candies optional
  • pretzel sticks for tree trunks

Equipment

  • 9×13 baking pan
  • Mixing bowls
  • Whisk
  • Parchment paper
  • Piping bag

Method
 

  1. Mix melted butter, sugars, eggs, and vanilla.
  2. Add cocoa, flour, and salt; mix until combined.
  3. Bake at 350°F for 28–32 minutes and cool completely.
  4. Cut brownies into Christmas tree shapes and insert pretzel trunks.
  5. Beat frosting ingredients, tint green, and pipe onto brownies.
  6. Decorate with sprinkles and star candies.

Notes

Chilling the brownies helps create cleaner cuts. Use gel food coloring for best color.