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There’s only one sport my husband loves, and it’s basketball. He doesn’t give a care about football season, but this time of year it’s always about the big basketball tournament.
Delicious treats are always fun during the game, and Skittles are one of our favorites. This weekend I whipped up some Basketball Brownie Cookies topped with orange Skittles.
Not only do I have a basketball themed recipe today, I also have free printables you can download to go along with them. These are perfect if you’re having a basketball party for the tournament or a basketball themed birthday party.
I was hoping to make these brownie cookies into brownie pops on a stick. Who doesn’t love to eat something on a stick? But, they would not cooperate. So instead, we have brownie cookies, still chocolaty, fudgy, and delicious! Apart from that, these are so easy to make. They’re actually a combination of brownie mix and cake mix for a SLAM DUNK treat.
I wanted a thicker batter than regular brownies, so they wouldn’t fall apart when I cut them out. To help thicken the batter up, I added 1/2 cup of chocolate cake mix. I also wanted thinner brownies, so instead of putting them in a normal 13 x 9 pan, I used a deep cookie sheet. Make sure you spray the cookie sheet with non stick spray like olive oil or canola spray so you can get those brownies out of there.
One of my favorite things about making brownies this way is that they cook in half the time of normal brownies. Once they were completely cool, I used a 5-inch cookie cutter to make brownie circles all around the pan. Then I transferred the brownies to parchment paper and got to work turning them into basketballs.
After sorting out a ton of orange Skittles, I heated up some chocolate almond bark in a freezer bag in the microwave. Then, I snipped off the corner and glued the Skittles in place with it.
It can be a little tricky to make basketball lines out of candy. I had my lovely teenage daughter helping me get it right. After we had added all the Skittles, I let them sit to completely dry before packaging them up into cellophane bags with our cute little printables.
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Basketball Brownie Cookies
A fun little treat for your basketball tournament watching party.
Ingredients
- 1 box Brownie Mix
- 1/2 cup of Chocolate Cake Mix
- 2/3 cup oil
- 1/4 cup water
- 2 eggs
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Combine all ingredients and stir together until dry ingredients are wet.
- Spray a 1-inch deep cookie sheet with nonstick spray like canola oil.
- Pour batter into cookie sheet and spread out completely.
- Bake 15-16 minutes, or until toothpick comes out clean.
- Allow to cool completely using a 5-inch cookie cutter to cut circles out of brownies.
- Heat up 2-3 squares of almond bark in a ziplock freezer bag.
- Snip off the end and using the chocolate, glue orange Skittles into a basketball pattern.
With these delicious brownie cookies you can Dunk the rainbow and Taste the rainbow all at the same time.
16 comments
Those look great! Love that the chocolate was the “glue” to keep the Skittles in place. #client
These are fun! Great printables too. =0)
I love this idea for March Madness! What a great and fun idea for kids. The basketballs are so cute and turned out great!
So cute and I love the printables.
I do not believe I have ever made a brownie cookie, by the looks of these, I have REALLY been missing out!!
What a cute idea! I’ve seen brownie hearts, but never brownie basketballs!
These are so cute! I am so excited for March Madness!
I like using Skittles to decorate food for sports parties! Fun!
Great idea! These would be a huge hit in our house. Thanks for sharing. Can’t wait to try the recipe.
These are so cute and look delicious!!
Cute! I love those little printables! And Skittles are my favorite candy, so I definitely would love these!
I could go for one of those right about now!
How cute is this! I love brownies and this is so fun for the game!
oh that is fun!! I love brownies and skittles, so why not eat them together!!! Great combination and idea… those big bags of skittles are the best!
I love those printables and those brownies are adorable! We love basketball, so I definitely have to put these together for the family.
Ok something new to try love it!