Sugar Swings! Serve Some: snow day brownie bars......!

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

snow day brownie bars......!

frosted brownie bars
.....with so much snow in the northeast...the kiddos have had a bunch of delayed openings and school closings...and they've been trapped inside way too much....even an attempt at going outside to "play" in the cool snow....has been hit or miss....since getting on all the snow gear takes for days with a 6 year old and almost 4 year old twins....and by the time they do get outside....the snow is too deep for the littles to walk in....and it's like 2 degrees...and if the wind is blowing...forget it...and i like the snow and all...but only when i'm dressed for it and on a snowboard....!

...so after about 30 minutes of prep time and maybe 10 minutes outside....we head back in....and the first request is hot chocolate of course....or after so many trials of hot chocolate...and it being way to hot....we call it "lukewarm chocolate" now......

....the frosted brownie bars were made one of those days to go along with a nice cup of lukewarm chocolate....the kiddos love to help mix up the ingredients now...and it's fun when they spill the brownie mix all over the table...and get egg shells in the batter...and constantly ask to taste the batter even before it's all mixed up and tasty...(does the powder with un-mixed egg and oil really look appetizing to these kids...?)....anyway...had some frosting leftover so decided to frost them up.....well because everything is better with some buttercream....(maybe that should be my new motto...!)

....this was from a brownie mix....and baked in a square 8X8 pan......i don't frost in the pan....but turn it out and then frost....it's just easier to get an even and clean layer for me that way ....and then cut up into bars....or whatever shape you like.....around the holidays did this with frosted sugar cookie bars....and they turned out great......this time added some large and small rainbow non-pareils as well....with the red...they could be great for a valentine's day party...and not too "girlish"...as my 6 year old likes to tell me about treats that are too pink....!


....oh just got the call....there's another delayed school opening tomorrow.....so do kids in like minnesota go to school at all in the winter or do they just deal with snow as the norm?....or are we just snow wimps out here on the east coast.....??.....regardless....have a frosted brownie bar and a cup of lukewarm chocolate to ponder that last question....!

frosted brownie bars



....ok update....there was 17 inches of snow overnite and schools are closed today......need to come up with another activity to keep these kids busy.....

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4 comments :

  1. What a great idea! The bright orange looks so pretty on the chocolate. I love your new motto:)

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  2. Unfortunately, here in MN, it takes a great amount of snow for us to get snow days...somehow we just grin and bear it,unless you're a true Minnesotan and then you complain about it,grin, and bear it. Your brownies look super yummy. They might be the trick to forgetting about the 20 or so inches of snow on the ground!

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  3. New to your blog and love this red icing on a brownie, perfect for Valentines day! Come on over and enter my first give away :)
    mickey
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    mickey

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