These strawberry cake mix brownies are made with just 4 ingredients and are the perfect sweet treat for Valentine’s Day dessert!

Check out the round up of Valentine’s recipes below in this Good Cookie Valentine’s Event benefiting the Cookies for Kids’ Cancer!

We are fundraising for pediatric cancer research funds again! This is the seventh annual Good Cookies Valentine’s Event!

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My food blogger and content creator friends got together again and we are sharing Valentine’s Day inspired recipes to inspire you to cook and to share and donate to Cookies for Kids’ Cancer.

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Sweetheart Strawberry Brownies

Makes 9 brownies

Ingredients

• 1 box Strawberry Cake Mix
• 1/3 cup unsalted butter melted and cooled
• 2 eggs room temp
• 1/4 cup chocolate chips melted
• Valentine's sprinkles for topping (optional)

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• In a mixing bowl add cake mix, cooled butter, and two eggs.
• Using a mixer, mix until combined and smooth. Batter will be thick!
• Spray an 8x8 baking dish with non stick spray.
• Using a rubber spatula spread into the baking dish, pressing and smoothing down.
• Bake for 15 minutes. The brownies will be soft and fudgy.
• Let cool completely then remove from the pan.
• Take your melted chocolate and with a spoon, drizzle on top of the cooled brownies.
• You can also add sprinkles on top of the melted chocolate.
• Cut into 9 squares and serve to your sweetheart and enjoy!

All you need is 4 ingredients for these fudgy cake mix brownies. Add sprinkles if you want to be extra festive!

In a mixing bowl add cake mix, cooled butter, and two eggs.
Using a mixer, mix until combined and smooth. Batter will be thick!

Using a rubber spatula spread into a greased baking dish, pressing and smoothing down.

Bake for 15 minutes at 350 degrees. The brownies will be soft and fudgy.

Let cool completely then remove from pan.

Take your melted chocolate and with a spoon, drizzle on top of the cooled brownies.

You can also add sprinkles on top of the melted chocolate.
Cut into 9 squares and serve to your sweetheart and enjoy!

Cut into 9 squares. They will be soft and fudgy and extra sweet!

Share with your sweetheart and enjoy!

Check out all the bloggers participating this year!

Heart-Shaped Homemade Pop Tarts from Julie of The Little Kitchen
Valentine Cupid Crunch from Jenn of Ever After in the Woods
Easy Dark Chocolate Cherry Truffles from Audrey of That Recipe
How to Make an Edible Valentine Gingerbread House from Jennifer of The Rebel Chick
Peanut Butter Chocolate Parfaits from Stefanie of Stef’s Eats and Sweets
Heart Shaped Chocolate Chip Cookies from Melissa of Persnickety Plates
Valentine Ladybug Oreos from Jaclyn of Crayons & Cravings
Round Up of Homemade Valentine’s Day Sweets and Treats from Lisa of Blogghetti
Mini skillet cookie from Caroline of Caroline’s Cooking
Easy Pink Cookie Recipe (Refined Sugar-free) from Shashi of Savory Spin
Truffle Honey Goat Cheese Stuffed Rolls from Lisa of Taste Cook Sip
Sweetheart Strawberry Brownies from Nicole of For the Love of Food
Heart Shaped Pancakes from Sarah of TheGleasonCo
Chubby Hubby Cookies from Rebecca of Sugar & Soul
How to Make an Edible Valentine Gingerbread House from Jennifer of The Rebel Chick
Heart-Shaped Reese’s Stuffed Cookie for Two from Erin of The Spiffy Cookie
Heart-Melting Chocolate Espresso Cookies from Colleen of Faith, Hope, Love, & Luck Survive Despite a Whiskered Accomplice 

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This Halloween dessert creation is a decadent combo of chocolate chip cookie dough, Halloween Oreo cookies, and fudge brownie batter.

Bake up a batch this Halloween and enjoy all your favorite sweets in one delicious treat!  

Welcome to Day 5 of HalloweenTreatsWeek !

#HalloweenTreatsWeek is a yearly Halloween blogging event that is hosted by Angie from Big Bear’s Wife . This event is an online, week-long event that is filled with some amazingly wicked Halloween treats and recipes from some fantastic Halloween loving bloggers!

For this years 5th annual #HalloweenTreatsWeek event we have 20 hauntingly talented bloggers that are sharing their favorite Halloween recipes throughout the week! You can following the hashtag #HalloweenTreatsWeek on social media to collect all of these frightful recipes to use at your own Halloween parties and events!

Make sure to check out all of the fun Halloween recipes that we’re sharing this week!

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Halloween Layered Brownies

Ingredients

• 18 oz box brownie mix and required ingredients from the box eggs, water, oil
• 16 Halloween Oreo cookies
• 16 oz refrigerated chocolate chip cookie dough
• Halloween sprinkles optional

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Spray a square baking dish with non stick spray.
• Press cookie dough into the pan, spreading to cover the bottom.
• Now add rows of Halloween Oreo cookies. I did 4 across and 4 down.
• In a bowl, mix together the brownie batter and required ingredients from the box. Mine required 2 eggs, 1/4 cup water, 2/3 cup vegetable oil.
• Pour the brownie batter over the Oreos.
• Add sprinkles if you'd like to jazz them up more!
• Bake for 45-50 minutes until top is solid.
• Let sit for at least 20-30 minutes to let the inside brownie batter harden.
• Slice into squares and serve.

I got the idea for this recipe from Instagram. I love a good chocolatey themed treat!

I enlisted my husband to help make the brownies. Sometimes he let’s me lick the spoon!

Press cookie dough into a greased pan, spreading to cover the bottom.

Now add rows of Halloween Oreo cookies. I did 4 across and 4 down. 

Mix up brownie batter according to the package then pour on top of the Oreos. 

Add sprinkles on top if you’d like. 

Bake for 45-50 minutes at 350 degrees until top is solid.

Let sit for at least 20-30 minutes to let the inside brownie batter harden. 

Slice into squares and serve. 

Check out all of these great #HalloweenTreatsWeek recipes for today!

• Jack and Sally Sugar Cookies from Fresh April Flours
• Count Chocula Hot Chocolate from Sweet ReciPEAs
• Halloween M&M Cookies from Best Cookie Recipes
• Frankenstein Rice Krispie Treats from Devour Dinner
• Vampire Bat Marshmallow Pops from Savory Moments
• Easy Pull Apart Pumpkin Cupcakes from Hezzi-D’s Books and Cooks
• Stranger Things Waffle Cake from A Kitchen Hoor’s Adventures
• Halloween Popcorn Snack Mix from The Speckled Palate
• Halloween Layered Brownies from For the Love of Food
• Bloody Poke Cake from The Spiffy Cookie
• Boo! A Halloween Pancake Board from A Good Life

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This simple recipe for jazzing up boxed brownies is perfect for St Patrick’s Day!

They are chewy and decadent and have a light mint flavor that is a delicious combo with the rich chocolate brownie.

Bake a batch today and enjoy this tasty mint chocolate treat!

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Fudgy Double Mint Brownies

Makes 9 brownies

Ingredients

• 1 box Chocolate Fudge brownie mix
• ingredients required on the back of the box usually water, oil, egg
• 1 1/2 cups Andes mints roughly chopped and divided
• 1 green mint candy cane crushed (for topping)

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Prepare brownie mix according to box and mix well.
• Gently mix in 1 cup chopped Andes mint.
• Pour into a greased 8x8 baking dish.
• Spread out and smooth on top.
• Bake for 30 minutes until cooked through but still soft and fudgy inside.
• Remove from oven and immediately sprinkle on remaining chopped chocolate.
• It should melt some and you can spread to cover the top.
• Finally, sprinkle on crushed green candy canes all over.
• Let cool before cutting into squares and serving.

You can use whatever chocolate mint you would like for these brownies.

I like Andes chocolate mint thins (just like Olive Garden) but I have also used these mint creme chocolate bars from Aldi. 

Prepare brownie mix according to box. Mine required water, oil, and egg. 

Unwrap all the Andes mints and coarsely chop.

Gently mix in 1 cup chopped Andes mint.

Pour into a greased 8×8 baking dish. 

Spread out and smooth on top. 

Bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees until cooked through but still soft and fudgy inside.

Remove from oven and immediately sprinkle on remaining chopped chocolate.

It should melt some and you can spread to cover the top.

You need to crush a green candy cane. You can do this in a baggie with a rolling pin like I did or in a food processor.

Try to keep it small but not all the way to dust! You want to see the green color and have a little crunch on top of your brownies. 

Finally, sprinkle on crushed green candy canes all over. 

They should stick onto the melted chocolate just like sprinkles. 

Let cool before cutting into squares and serving. 

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

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These Hocus Pocus inspired brownies are rich and fudgy and topped with gooey marshmallow and a black cat Binx treat!

This is a fun recipe to make with your kiddos. Mine especially love the sticky marshmallows! 

Welcome! It is almost Halloween which means it is time for this year’s #HalloweenTreatsWeek recipe and giveaway event!

#HalloweenTreatsWeek is a yearly Halloween blogging event that is hosted by Angie from Big Bear’s Wife  & its a creepy and haunting week-long event is filled with some amazingly wicked Halloween treats, recipes and some frightfully fun giveaways.

“When witches go riding, and black cats are seen, the moon laughs and whispers ‘tis near Halloween.”

For the 4th annual #HalloweenTreatsWeek event we have 28 hauntingly talented bloggers that are sharing their favorite Halloween recipes throughout the week!

Follow the hashtag #HalloweenTreatsWeek on social media and look at the bottom of each post to see all of the Halloween recipes that we’re sharing!

Prize #1 from Dixie Crystals

41 Pieces Silicone Bakeware Set

3 Piece Halloween Silicone Spatula Set

Nordic Ware Haunted Skull Cakelet Pan

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Giveaway open to US Residents 18 years or older. All entries will be verified. No PO Boxes Please. Prizes will be sent directly from sponsor to winner, bloggers are not responsible for prizes. This giveaway runs from October 11th – October 15th at 11:59PM EST. Winners will be selected soon afterward and contacted by e-mail. Winners will have 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be chosen. There are a total of 1 (ONE) prize pack and therefore we will have a total of 1 (ONE) winners. No purchase necessary. Void where prohibited by law.

Disclaimer: These posts and recipes are part of the week-long event, #HalloweenTreatsWeek but all opinions are 100% mine! We would like to Thank our amazing brand sponsors: Dixie Crystals that provided a prize pack for our giveaways and also sent some samples and products to the #HalloweenTreatsWeek bloggers to use in their recipes. 

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Binx Marshmallow Fudge Brownies

Makes 9 large brownies

Ingredients

• 1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup 1 stick butter, melted and cooled
• 1 1/2 tsp vanilla
• 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
• 3/4 cup flour
• 1/2 tsp salt

For the topping:

• 7 oz jar marshmallow cream
• 1 package Halloween black cat PEEPs

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Line an 8x8 baking dish with aluminum foil and let the edges hang off the sides and coat with non stick spray.
• Add chocolate chips to a small bowl and microwave for 45 seconds. Stir, then microwave for another 15 seconds.
• Stir until smooth then set aside to cool.
• In a large bowl add eggs and butter and beat until smooth.
• Add eggs then vanilla and mix well.
• In a separate bowl add the dry ingredients: flour, salt, and cocoa.
• Whisk to combine and sift to get out any extra clumps. Then slowly mix into the wet ingredients.
• Finally stir in the melted chocolate and mix well.
• Pour into the greased pan and smooth the top.
• Bake for about 25 minutes. Let cool completely before frosting with marshmallow topping.

For the topping:

• Preheat broiler.
• Spread entire jar of marshmallow cream on the top of the cooled brownies.
• Place under the broiler for 1-2 minutes until browned on top.
• Cut into 9 squares and top each square with a black cat PEEP ( you can use a toothpick to hold them up).

Line an 8×8 baking dish with aluminum foil and let the edges hang off the sides and coat with non stick spray.

Add chocolate chips to a small bowl and microwave for 45 seconds. Stir, then microwave for another 15 seconds.In a large bowl add eggs and butter and beat until smooth.

Stir until smooth then set aside to cool. 

In a large bowl add eggs and butter and beat until smooth.

Add eggs then vanilla and mix well.

In a separate bowl add the dry ingredients: flour, salt, and cocoa.
Whisk to combine and sift to get out any extra clumps. Then slowly mix into the wet ingredients. 

Finally stir in the melted chocolate and mix well.

Pour into the greased lined pan and smooth the top.

Bake for about 25 minutes at 350 degrees. 

Let cool completely before frosting with marshmallow topping.

For the topping:  spread entire jar of marshmallow cream on the top of the cooled brownies.

Place under the broiler for 1-2 minutes until browned on top.

Now add some cute Halloween themed PEEPS marshmallows on top!

I ordered a variety pack on Amazon but you can also find these at the grocery store.

I used the black cats since these are Binx Brownies. 

Remove brownies from the pan and cut into 9 squares. 

Top each square with a black cat PEEP ( you can use a toothpick to hold them up).

These Binx Brownies are ready to serve- they are extra fudgy and gooey so be sure to have lots of napkins ready!

Check out all of these great #HalloweenTreatsWeek recipes for today.

• Disney Villain Charcuterie Board from Big Bear’s Wife
• Grave Yard Snack Mix from Semi Homemade Recipes
• Jelly Filled Ghost Donuts from Jen Around the World
• Cake Top Forward Halloween Cake from Pint Sized Baker
• Witch Finger Pretzels from Fresh April Flours
• Caramel Apples from Devour Dinner
• Easy Frankenstein Cupcakes from Hezzi-D’s Books and Cooks
• Halloween Haunted Fault Line Cake from The Redhead Baker
• Blood & Guts Cinnamon Rolls from 4 Sons ‘R’ Us
• Bloody Vampire Cherry Floats from Cookaholic Wife
• Candy Corn Cookies from Eat Move Make
• Halloween Chocolate Covered Pretzel Rods from House of Nash Eats
• Friday the 13th Pancakes from Cheese Curd In Paradise
• Spider Donuts from The Flour Handprint
• Haunted House Cake from Sweet ReciPEAs
• Peanut Butter Ghost Cookies from Karen’s Kitchen Stories
• Apple Spice Cake Donuts from It’s Shanaka
• Pumpkin Patch Cookie Cups from Sweet Beginnings
• Candy Corn Butterfinger Bark from Pastry Chef Online
• Spiderweb Cheesecake from The Spiffy Cookie
• Peanut Butter Chocolate Mummy Cookies from Strawberry Blondie Kitchen
• Oozing Red Velvet Cake from A Kitchen Hoor’s Adventures
• Black Velvet Cake from Lemon Blossoms
• Monster Burgers from An Affair from the Heart
• Spider Web Soup (Roasted Pumpkin Tomato Soup) from I am a Honey Bee
• Candy Corn Fudge from Back To My Southern Roots
• Dark Chocolate Black Cat Cookies from Savory Moments
• Three Ingredient Pumpkin Cookies from Our Good Life
• Binx Marshmallow Fudge Brownies from For the Love of Food

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Double Chocolate Avocado Brownies

Ingredients

• 2 large ripe avocados peeled and mashed
• 1/2 cup Imperial Sugar Extra Fine Granulated Sugar
• 1/2 cup Imperial Sugar Light Brown Sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup Rodelle Gourmet Baking Cocoa
• 1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1 tbsp vanilla
• 1/2 tsp salt

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• In a large mixing bowl add eggs and avocado.
• Mix on medium speed until combined.
• In a separate mixing bowl add flour, brown sugar, white sugar, salt, and cocoa. Mix well.
• With the mixer running on low, slowly pour the dry ingredients into the avocado.
• Once it is combined well turn off the mixer.
• Add the vanilla and the chocolate chips and gently mix in with a spatula.
• Pour into a greased 8X8 baking dish, smoothing the top and filling in all the corners.
• Bake for 30-35 minutes then let cool before cutting into squares.

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Red Wine Brownies

Note: These are the ingredients required on the back of the box. Just substitute the water for wine. 

Ingredients

• 16-18 oz box of brownie mix {I used Dark Chocolate Fudge Brownies}
• 1 egg
• 1/3 cup sweet red wine I used Moscato
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Add all ingredients together in a large mixing bowl.
• Mix well until blended.
• Spread into a greased 8x8 baking dish.
• Bake for approx 30 minutes or until cooked through.
• Let cool then cut into squares or heart shapes {add sprinkles too if you'd like} and serve!

At first I was going to use my Petite Sirah from EOD Cellars but then I decided to go with a more affordable favorite “sipping” wine of mine, Moscato. Any sweet red wine will do!

You will need all the ingredients required on the back of the brownie mix box but substitute the red wine for the water.  Add all ingredients together in a large mixing bowl.

Mix well until blended.

Spread into a greased 8×8 baking dish.

Bake at 350 degrees for approx 30 minutes or until cooked through.

Let cool then cut into squares or heart shapes {add sprinkles too if you’d like} and serve!

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2 Ingredient Pumpkin Brownies

Ingredients

• 14 oz can pumpkin puree
• 1 Box of chocolate cake or brownie mix {I used Devil's Food}

Instructions

• In a large bowl, mix together cake mix and pumpkin until smooth.
• Pour into a greased 8X8 baking dish.
• Bake according to box directions {I baked at 400 degrees for 16-18 minutes}.
• Let cool slightly then cut into squares and serve.

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Double Fudge Brownies

Makes approx 16 brownies

Ingredients

Brownies:

• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder {I used dark chocolate}
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 3/4 cup butter {1 1/2 sticks}
• 6 ounces semi sweet chocolate squares
• 1 1/2 tsp vanilla
• 3 eggs beaten
• 2 cups semi sweet chocolate chips

Frosting:

• 2 tbsp butter
• 2 cups milk chocolate chips
• 1 can sweetened condensed milk

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Line a 9X13 baking dish with foil and then spray with non stick spray.
• In a large mixing bowl add flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, salt, sugar, and brown sugar.
• Mix with a mixer on low until combined.
• Add eggs and beat on medium until incorporated.
• Place the butter in a bowl and break apart the chocolate squares and add them on top.
• Heat on high in the microwave for 1 minute, then stir. Then heat for an additional minute.
• Stir until smooth and let cool for 5 minutes. *Heat for an additional 30 seconds if not fully melted.
• Stir in the vanilla to the melted butter mixture.
• With the mixer on low speed, slowly pour melted butter mixture into into the mixer bowl. Mix until incorporated.
• Gently stir in chocolate chips by hand. *Optional:you can roughly chop the chocolate chips into smaller pieces with a food processor.
• Scoop the mixture into the prepared pan, smoothing the batter out and filling in the corners.
• Bake for 23 minutes {exactly!}.
• Remove from oven and let cool before frosting.

For the Frosting:

• Add the butter to a medium bowl.
• Place chocolate chips on top.
• Pour the can of condensed milk on top.
• Heat in the microwave for 1 minute.
• Stir then heat for another minute.
• Let sit in microwave for 1 minute then remove and stir until smooth . If it's still not smooth then heat for another 30 seconds.
• Pour frosting over the top of the brownies, smoothing over the corners.
• Let cool until frosting is set.
• Cut into squares and serve.

Notes

Recipe from Double Fudge Brownie Murder by Joanne Fluke.

 

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Oh man, my nesting instincts have kicked in and since my baby girl should be here any day now all I’m doing is cooking and baking! So last night I decided I would recreate this recipe I found on Pinterest via the www.newlyweds-blog.com . My husband LOVES red velvet so I knew these would be a big hit. And I pretty much will eat anything right now

•  1 cup unsalted butter (2 sticks), at room temp
•  1 1/2  cups granulated sugar 
•  1 1/2 cups brown sugar
• 4 large eggs, at room temp
• 2 ounces red food coloring 
•  4 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
•  6 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
•  1/2 teaspoon salt

 

  

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