Trick or Treat Pumpkin Brownies

TRICK OR TREAT PUMPKIN BROWNIES
¾ c. butter, melted
1 ½ c. sugar
1 ½ t. vanilla
3 large eggs
¾ c. flour
½ c. baking cocoa
½ t. baking powder
¼ t. salt
1 (16-oz.) can vanilla frosting
Orange paste food coloring
Green and black decorating gel
M&M’s

1. In large bowl, beat butter, sugar and vanilla until well blended.
2. Beat in eggs.
3. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt.
4. Gradually add to butter mixture and mix well.
5. Line a greased 13×9” baking pan with waxed paper. Grease the paper.
6. Spread batter evenly in pan.
7. Bake at 350 for 18-20 minutes or until brownies begin to pull away from the sides of pan.
8. Cool on wire rack.
9. Run knife around edge of pan.
10. Invert brownies onto a working surface and remove waxed paper.
11. Cut the brownie with a 3” pumpkin cookie cutter. Leave at least 1/8” space between each shape.
12. Tint frosting with orange food coloring. Frost brownies.
13. Use green gel to create the stems and black gel and M&M’s to decorate the faces.