Description
These Halloween Brownies are a festive treat featuring moist chocolate brownies topped with green buttercream frosting, Milano cookie ‘headstones’ decorated with RIP in black gel, and candy pumpkins for a spooky graveyard effect. Perfect for Halloween parties or seasonal desserts.
Ingredients
Scale
Brownies
- Prepared brownie batter for an 8 inch pan
- 12 Milano cookies
- Black decorating gel
- 12 candy pumpkins
Green Buttercream Frosting
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup butter (salted or unsalted), softened
- 2 teaspoons milk
- A few drops green food coloring
Instructions
- Prepare Pan and Batter: Line an 8 inch baking pan with parchment paper, leaving some overhang on the sides to easily lift the brownies out. Pour the prepared brownie batter into the pan and smooth into an even layer.
- Bake Brownies: Bake the batter according to the original recipe’s instructions, approximately 30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Allow brownies to cool completely in the pan.
- Cut Brownies: Once cooled, use the parchment paper to lift the brownies out onto a flat surface. Cut into 12 rectangles, four rows by three columns.
- Make Frosting: In a bowl, mix powdered sugar, softened butter, milk, and green food coloring. Beat for 2 minutes until light and fluffy. Adjust consistency by adding more powdered sugar if thicker or milk if thinner. Set aside.
- Decorate Cookies: Use the black edible decorating gel to write “R-I-P” on each Milano cookie. Optionally, trim the very bottom edge off cookies to make shorter headstones.
- Assemble Graveyard Brownies: Press each decorated Milano cookie headstone upright into the top of the brownie rectangles. Spoon a small amount of green buttercream near the cookie on each brownie and place one candy pumpkin on top of the frosting to resemble a grave decoration.
Notes
- Use a homemade chocolate brownie recipe scaled to fit an 8×8 inch pan or use a boxed mix like Ghirardelli for convenience.
- For larger batches using a 9×13 inch pan, double the quantity of cookies, candy pumpkins, and frosting ingredients.
- Black decorating gel can typically be found in the baking aisle near birthday candles or at Walmart.
- Cutting the bottoms off Milano cookies is optional but helps them stand better as headstones.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 brownie (approximate)
- Calories: 250 kcal
- Sugar: 22 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 33 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg
