St Patricks Shamrock Brownies (Printable)

Fudgy chocolate treats shaped as shamrocks with smooth green icing, ideal for festive indulgence.

# What You'll Need:

→ For the Brownies

01 - 1/2 cup unsalted butter
02 - 1 cup granulated sugar
03 - 2 large eggs
04 - 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
05 - 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
06 - 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
07 - 1/4 teaspoon salt
08 - 1/4 teaspoon baking powder

→ For the Green Icing

09 - 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
10 - 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
11 - 2 tablespoons milk
12 - 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
13 - Green food coloring, as needed

→ For Decoration

14 - Green sprinkles or sanding sugar, optional

# Directions:

01 - Preheat oven to 350°F. Line an 8x8-inch baking pan with parchment paper, allowing overhang on sides for easy removal.
02 - In a medium saucepan, melt butter over low heat. Remove from heat and stir in sugar, eggs, and vanilla extract until smooth.
03 - Add cocoa powder, flour, salt, and baking powder to the wet mixture. Mix until just combined, avoiding overmixing.
04 - Transfer batter into prepared pan and smooth the top surface evenly.
05 - Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in center emerges with few moist crumbs. Avoid overbaking.
06 - Allow brownies to cool completely in the pan on a wire rack before proceeding.
07 - In a bowl, beat powdered sugar, softened butter, milk, and vanilla extract until smooth. Add green food coloring gradually, a few drops at a time, until desired shade is achieved.
08 - Remove cooled brownies from pan. Using a shamrock-shaped cookie cutter, cut out individual shamrock brownies from the batch.
09 - Spread green icing over each shamrock brownie. Add green sprinkles or sanding sugar for decoration if desired.
10 - Allow icing to set completely before serving.

# Expert Tips:

01 -
  • The brownies stay impossibly fudgy even after a few days, so you can make them ahead without stress.
  • Green icing on dark chocolate creates this satisfying visual contrast that makes people genuinely excited when you hand them one.
  • The whole project takes maybe an hour total, which means you can pull this off even if you're not a baker.
02 -
  • Don't overbake these—the difference between fudgy and dry is literally two minutes, so set a timer and check early rather than late.
  • The scraps from cutting shamrocks are some of the best bites, so definitely don't throw them away; crumble them over ice cream or eat them guilt-free while no one's looking.
03 -
  • Keep your shamrock cookie cutter in the freezer for ten minutes before cutting—cold metal cuts through brownies much more cleanly than warm cutter.
  • If you don't have a shamrock cutter, circles work just fine and honestly might be easier to frost evenly; the shape matters less than the green frosting and your genuine effort.
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