Learn how to make spooky Halloween brownies for your school Halloween party or office party. Halloween graveyard brownies (RIP brownies) are made from box brownie mix with a little extra! The headstones are made with Milano cookies and icing.
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Why You'll Love This Spooky Halloween Treat
- Notable: These graveyard brownies are quick and easy and taste delicious. Make these with your favorite brownie batter and your favorite Milano cookie flavor.
- Time: Prep and assembly time takes only 10 minutes! Plus the brownie cookie time. These are very easy.
- Equipment: No special equipment required.
- Occasion: home Halloween party for kids, school Halloween party or office Halloween party
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Ingredients
Full dessert ingredient measurements and amounts are found in the recipe card below.
Pantry Ingredients:
- boxed brownie mix (and ingredients required for your box of brownies which usually includes large eggs, vegetable oil and water)
- chocolate chips
- Milano cookies
- Oreos:
- Black gel icing for decorating the Milano cookies
- vegetable oil
Substitutions
- Use your favorite homemade brownie recipe instead of boxed brownies.
- Substitute chocolate sprinkles instead of crunched up Oreos as dirt.
- Use a cake base instead of brownies.
- Use melted butter in your brownies instead of vegetable oil.
- Add frosting to the top of brownies before adding gravestone.
Instructions
Full step-by-step instructions for this Halloween recipe are in the recipe card below. You can print or save to Pinterest for later.
Make Brownies: Line an 8 inch baking dish with parchment paper so you can easily remove brownies once cooked. Using a large mixing bowl, whisk brownie recipe dry ingredients and wet ingredients plus ½ cup of semi-sweet chocolate chips.. Stir until just combined. Do not overmix. Pour your brownie mixture into your pan and spread evenly with a spatula. Cook at the oven temperature and time suggested on your brownie batter box. Set aside to cool.
Decorate Headstone: While the brownies are baking, use the black gel icing to write RIP on the top of the Milano cookies. Set aside to dry on a baking rack.
Finish Spooky Brownies: Cut brownies into 12 equal rectangles. Insert a milano cookie into the top of each brownie as a headstone. Spread a teaspoon of crushed oreo crumbs in front of each headstone to simulate a pile of dirt.
Serve this fun Halloween treat on a platter. This is an easy Halloween treat to make for any type of party where you need to serve Halloween desserts. Kids will love these.
Variations for Spooky Halloween Brownies
- Add candy eyes to the top of the brownies.
- Frost the brownie and add a small gummy worm coming out of the ground with the headstone.
- Use candy body parts to stage coming out of the ground with the headstone.
- Make cupcakes instead of brownies.
- Creative ideas for headstones besides RIP could be EEK or BOO and mini candy pumpkins look cute sitting next to the headstones.
Frequently Asked Questions
Brownies with a higher fat content and more chocolate have a fudgier texture. Brownies with more flour have a chewy texture.
Yes, you can use melted butter instead of oil in a brownie mix.
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Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 box brownie mix (plus ingredients for making the brownies)
- ½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 12 Milano cookies
- 1 black decorating gel icing
- 5 oreos (filling removed)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to the temperature required on your box of brownies. Line an 8x8-inch baking pan with parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl or large bowl, stir brownie mix and add-ins required (usually eggs, water and oil). Add chocolate chips. Stir until just combined. Pour brownie batter into the prepared pan and bake as directed.
- While brownies are baking, use your black decorating gel icing and write "RIP" on the top of the Milano cookies. Set on a drying rack for the icing to harden.
- Crumble the Oreo cookies to make the "dirt".
- When brownies are done, remove from the oven and cool enough to remove from the pan. Cut into 12 rectangles.
- Insert a Milano cookie headstone into the top of the brownie carefully.
- Add a teaspoon of Oreo cookie crumbles in front of the headstone to look like fresh dirt.
- Serve.
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