Description
Create a spooky and fun dessert with these Graveyard Brownies, perfect for Halloween or any themed party. Soft, rich brownies are topped with cookie tombstones decorated with “RIP” and surrounded by crushed chocolate cookies as dirt, finished with candy pumpkins for a festive touch.
Ingredients
Scale
Brownie Base
- 1 box brownie mix (plus ingredients listed on the box, typically eggs, oil, and water)
Decorations
- 12 rectangular cookies (such as Milano)
- Black gel or chocolate icing for writing
- Crushed chocolate sandwich cookies for “dirt”
- Candy pumpkins for decoration
Instructions
- Prepare Brownie Mix: Follow the instructions on the brownie mix box, mixing the required ingredients such as eggs, oil, and water. Pour the batter into a greased baking pan to prevent sticking.
- Bake Brownies: Bake the brownies according to the package directions until a toothpick inserted comes out almost clean. Allow the brownies to cool completely to ensure clean cuts and stable decoration.
- Cut Brownies: Once cooled, cut the brownies into 12 equal squares, one for each tombstone and decoration.
- Decorate Tombstone Cookies: Use black gel or chocolate icing to write “RIP” on each rectangular cookie, designing them to look like tombstones for the graveyard scene.
- Assemble Graveyard: Press each decorated cookie vertically into the top center of each brownie square to represent tombstones.
- Add Dirt and Pumpkins: Sprinkle crushed chocolate sandwich cookies around the base of the tombstones to simulate dirt, and place candy pumpkins around as spooky accents to complete the graveyard theme.
Notes
- You can use homemade brownie batter instead of boxed mix if preferred.
- For sturdier tombstones, chill the decorated cookies before placing on brownies.
- Crushed sandwich cookies work best when finely ground to look like soil.
- Try different cookie shapes or other Halloween-themed candy for unique designs.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 brownie with decoration
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 25g
- Sodium: 210mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 3.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 42g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 30mg
