🎄 Frosted Christmas Brownies

⭐ Ingredients

For the Brownies

• 1 box brownie mix (plus ingredients listed on the box)
  —or your favorite homemade brownie recipe

For the Frosting

• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened

• 3 cups powdered sugar

• 1–2 tbsp milk or heavy cream

• 1 tsp vanilla extract

• Pinch of salt

• Green or red food coloring (natural coloring works great!)

For Decorating

Christmas Tree Brownies:

• Green frosting

• Mini M&Ms or sprinkles (ornaments)

• Pretzel stick (tree trunk)

Santa Hat Brownies:

• Red frosting

• Fresh strawberries, hulled

• Mini marshmallows or white frosting (for the trim)

🎅 Instructions

1. Prepare the Brownies

1. Preheat your oven according to the brownie mix/recipe instructions.

2. Line a 9×13 baking pan with parchment for easy removal.

3. Mix and bake brownies as directed.

4. Let them cool completely — very important for clean frosting!

2. Make the Frosting

1. Beat butter on medium speed until creamy (about 2 minutes).

2. Add powdered sugar slowly while mixing.

3. Add vanilla, milk, and a pinch of salt.

4. Whip until smooth and fluffy.

5. Divide into bowls if you want multiple colors.

6. Add natural or regular food coloring.

🎄 For Christmas Tree Brownies

1. Cut cooled brownies into triangles.

2. Pipe green frosting in zig-zag lines or swirl pattern.

3. Add sprinkles or mini M&Ms as ornaments.

4. Gently press a pretzel stick into the bottom as the trunk.

🎅 For Santa Hat Brownies

1. Cut brownies into squares or circles (use a round cookie cutter).

2. Pipe a swirl of red frosting OR place a strawberry upside-down on each brownie.

3. Add a small dollop of white frosting or a mini marshmallow on top for the pom-pom.

4. Add a white frosting ring around the base of the strawberry to complete the hat.

❤️ Tips

• Chill brownies before cutting for cleaner shapes.

• If frosting is too thick, add a teaspoon of milk at a time.

• Natural food coloring works just as well (beet-based red, spirulina green, etc.).