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Spider Web Brownies

Halloween is right around the corner, and Babysits has the perfect treat for you! These Spider Web Brownies are easy to make and super delicious. Impress your friends by bringing them to a Halloween Party, add them to your children’s lunchbox for a sweet treat, or indulge in them while watching a scary movie at home to celebrate the spooky season. Follow the easy steps below to make the brownies, and then get decorating. There are no rules when it comes to decorating, so use this recipe for inspiration and be creative!

Ingredients:

½ cup melted margarine (or butter)
1½ cup sugar
⅓ cup non-dairy or dairy milk
3 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup all purpose flour
¾ cup cocoa powder
¾ teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt
Optional: add some chocolate chips or nuts

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 175º (350ºF)
Grease a 20cmx20cm (8inx8in) pan
Melt the margarine or butter and combine with the sugar in a large bowl.
Mix in the milk and vanilla extract.
Mix together the dry ingredients (flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt) in a separate bowl.
Pour the dry ingredients into the butter and sugar mixture.
Mix until the batter is smooth, then add in some chocolate chips or nuts if you would like.
Spread the batter evenly into the prepared pan.
Bake in the preheated oven for 25-30 minutes.
Remember to let the brownies cool before decorating!

Time to decorate!

Once the brownies are cool you can cut them into squares and start decorating! We used store bought icing but you can definitely make your own homemade royal icing if you prefer. White icing will have a nice contrast against the dark brown brownies, it also means you won’t need to buy any food coloring. Make sure to use a very small piping tip to create the thin icing lines for your spider web. Start in the corner or in the center and make thin lines outwards. Connect the lines with smaller horizontal lines to create your spider web. Making regular brownies halloween-themed is that easy! These spider-web brownies would also go great with our spider-treats from last year’s halloween-recipe. For more kid-friendly recipes and DIYs check out the Babysits Blog.

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