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Patriotic Star Brownies

May 15, 2022 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

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Jazz up your next patriotic holiday get together with these simple, decorated star shaped brownies!

patriotic star brownies

Love me some brownies and I really love making them all festive and such – this time with some frosting and red-white-blue sprinkles and mini 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 Star Brownies…

Bake the brownies in 9×13 inch baking dish and let cool.

If you get impatient and don’t let them cool, the frosting will get all melty…so be patient 😉

Star-Shaped Brownies - Patriotic Dessert

Gathering your other supplies and candy decorations.

Set up the frosting into your piping bag or bottle.

Star-Shaped Brownies - Patriotic Dessert

Cut into star shapes. 

It’s totally fine if you just nibble and nibble and nibble on the parts that don’t end up as stars. Not that I did that or anything…

Star-Shaped Brownies - Patriotic Dessert

Pipe the icing along the edges of the stars…

Star-Shaped Brownies - Patriotic Dessert

Just like that…

Star-Shaped Brownies - Patriotic Dessert

If it’s not perfect – don’t fret. The sprinkles and/or mini-M&Ms will cover that up! 

Star-Shaped Brownies - Patriotic Dessert

Sprinkle and lightly press into the frosting so they stick well.

Serve! 

Star-Shaped Brownies - Patriotic Dessert

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

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Patriotic Star Brownies

The perfect dessert for your patriotic gathering!
Prep Time25 minutes minutes
Cook Time1 hour hour
Servings - 12 brownies

Ingredients 

  • 2 brownie box mixes plus eggs and oil
  • 1 jar vanilla frosting
  • Red, white and blue sprinkles
  • Star cookie cutter
  • Piping bag or ziploc bag

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 F, and line a 9x13 baking pan 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.
  • Line a large baking sheet with parchment or wax paper.
  • Use the cookie cutter to cut out as many stars shapes, as possible, as close together as possible.
  • Place the cut brownies on the prepared baking sheet.
  • Place the frosting into a piping bag and line the edges of the stars with the white frosting.
  • Place the red, white and blue sprinkles into a shallow dish. "Dip" the frosting lined brownie into the sprinkles and gently press the sprinkles into the frosting. Repeat until all brownies are patriotic and festive. Enjoy!

Star-Shaped Brownies - Patriotic Dessert

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