Patriotic M&M Brownies
These frosted brownies with M&Ms are super tasty, and easy to make. They are a perfect red, white, and blue treat for all of the summer gatherings.
Ingredients
For the Brownies
- 1/2 cup melted butter
- 1 cup white sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup cocoa powder
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
For the Frosting
- 1/4 cup butter room temperature
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder
- 1 cup powdered icing sugar to 1 1/2 cups
- 1-2 Tablespoons milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup Patriotic M&Ms
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350F
- Grease a 8" x 8" casserole dish and set aside.
- In a large bowl, beat together the butter and sugar until combined.
- Add the eggs and vanilla extract and beat until combined.
- In a medium-sized bowl, stir together the cocoa powder, flour, salt and baking powder.
- Beat the flour mixture into the sugar mixture.
- Fold the brownie batter out into the prepared casserole dish.
- Bake for 25-28 minutes, until the edges of the brownies are crisp and start to pull away from the pan and an inserted toothpick comes out with just a few crumbs and no wet batter.
- For the brownie icing, combine all ingredients and beat together with an electric mixer. Adjust with additional milk or icing sugar to achieve your desired texture and flavor.
- Once the brownies have cooled down, spread the browning icing all over and top with patriotic M&Ms. Cut into squares and serve.