Christmas Gift Brownies Recipe
These cute Christmas gift brownies are such a clever Christmas treat. And for added joy, they start with a box mix!
Ingredients
For Brownies
- 16.5 oz Brownie mix
- 2 Eggs
- ¼ cup Water
- ⅔ cup Vegetable oil
For Decoration
- 2 oz Cream cheese
- 3 tbsp Butter
- 1 tsp Vanilla
- 1½ cup Powdered sugar
- Red cookie icing gel tubes work great
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 13x9 baking pan and set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together brownie mix, egg, water, and oil.
- Pour brownie batter into the prepared baking dish and bake for 25 minutes.
- Let brownies cool completely.
- Using a sharp knife cut the crispy edges off the brownies to make a straight edge.
- Precut the brownies into squares and set aside.
- In a mixing bowl whip together cream cheese, butter, and vanilla.
- Add powder sugar to the cream cheese mixture and whip into a soft frosting.
- Frost the brownies in a thin even layer.
- Pull the brownies apart with a spatula and transfer them to a bakers rack.
- Using the red cookie icing start by adding a vertical line to each frosting brownie square.
- Add a horizontal line across each brownie square.
- Lastly add two ovals with tails in order to create the bow shape.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
Nutrition
Serving: 1sliceCalories: 311kcalCarbohydrates: 50gProtein: 2gFat: 19gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 7gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 5mgSodium: 156mgPotassium: 8mgFiber: 0.04gSugar: 21gVitamin A: 64IUVitamin C: 0.01mgCalcium: 13mgIron: 1mg
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