Brownie Bites

With 4th of July coming up, I wanted to give you guys a recipe that’s easy to make and doesn’t require much time and effort. If you’re anything like me, you’ll be cooking a lot, and the last think you want is to be stressed over dessert. Made with both cocoa powder and chocolate chips, these bite-sized treats are decorated with red, white, and blue–making them a perfect 4th of July treat! They’re so simple that you don’t even need a hand mixer.

What you need

Batter

1/2 cup flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 stick (1/2 cup) salted butter
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/3 cup and 1 tablespoon semi-sweet chocolate chips

Decorations

1/2 cup blue chocolate chips
1/2 cup red chocolate chips
white sprinkles

How you do it

Preheat oven to 350°F and line a 9×9 inch pan with either wax or parchment paper.
Combine the flour, salt, and baking powder.
Sift in the unsweetened cocoa powder and stir. Set aside.
In a separate bowl, melt butter in microwave. Whisk in sugar. At this point, the mixture will begin to look like chunky apple sauce.
Add in the vanilla and eggs (one at a time), continuing to whisk.
Pour wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix until combined.
Stir in chocolate chips.
Pour into prepared pan, and bake for 25-30 minutes, or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
When done, remove from oven and allow to cool for at least 30 minutes.
Once brownies are cool, melt chocolates. Using a piping bag or baggie, drizzle over brownies in desired pattern, alternating between colors. Decorate with white sprinkles.
When you’re done, cut them up and enjoy!