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Patriotic Flag Brownies

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Level up your next patriotic holiday get together with these simple, decorated flag-shaped brownies!

Love me some brownies and I really love making them all festive and such – this time with some frosting and red-white-blue M&Ms! 

You don’t have to be a super cake decorator to pull this off either…

And if you’d like to make homemade brownies instead of a box mix, this is my all-time favorite Homemade One-Bowl Mocha Brownies recipe. <<< It’s really the best homemade brownie recipe ever! 

Here’s how to make these Patriotic Flag Brownies…

Bake the brownies and cut using the rectangular cutting. 

If you don’t have a rectangular shaped cookie cutter, you could use a well-greased knife. Greasing the knife will help keep the gooey-ness from sticking to the knife and make a cleaner cut on the brownie. 

Add white frosting to the top of the browning.

Place the blue M&Ms, using a toothpick or skewer to get them into the right place.

Add the red and white M&Ms to make a flag. 

Set out and enjoy! 

Here’s to a fun, festive and delicious patriotic dessert!

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Patriotic Flag Brownies

Perfect for your 4th of July picnic!
Prep Time25 minutes
Cook Time55 minutes
Servings - 16 servings

Ingredients 

  • 2 boxes brownie mix plus eggs and oil
  • Patriotic M&Ms (look for in-stores during the holiday season)
  • Wilton White Cookie Icing
  • 3" rectangle cookie cutter
  • Foil, toothpicks

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 F and line a 9x13-inch baking dish with foil and spray with non-stick cooking spray.
  • Prepare and bake the brownie batter according to package directions.
  • Remove the brownies from the oven and let cool completely. Be patient!
  • Use the cookie cutter to cut out as many rectangles as possible as close together as possible.
  • Place the brownies on a serving plate or foil-lined baking sheet.
  • Heat the Wilton icing in the microwave for 15 seconds and shake.
  • Gently squeeze the icing from the bottle and carefully outline the brownie.
  • Then, fill in the icing and use a toothpick to help smooth it out.
  • Place 4 blue M&M's in the upper right corner of the brownie.
  • Place 3 red M&M's across the top of the brownies.
  • Place 3 white M&M's in the middle of the brownie.
  • Place 5 red M&M's on the bottom of the brownie.
  • Repeat this process with all the brownies.
  • Enjoy!