Bonny's Decorated Coconut Brownies

A very tender recipe and very simple. I made this up myself and gave it a little decoration--you can use toothpicks, honey, and nuts. The recipe is doubled because I had made half the amount and that wasn't enough so I doubled it and then I made enough.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 45 mins
• Calories: 294 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 cups white sugar
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• ⅔ cup cocoa powder
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup butter, melted
• 1 cup shredded coconut
• ¼ cup chopped walnuts, or to taste (Optional)
• 1 tablespoon honey, or to taste (Optional)
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, or to taste (Optional)
• 4 teaspoons ground cinnamon (Optional)
• 3 toothpicks, or as needed

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan.

Step 2

Beat sugar and butter together in a bowl; mix in eggs until combined.

Step 3

Combine flour, cocoa powder, and salt in a bowl; stir into egg mixture. Mix in vanilla extract. Stir in coconut and 4 teaspoons cinnamon. Spread batter evenly into prepared pan with a spatula.

Step 4

Bake in preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Cool in the pan, about 20 minutes; cut into squares.

Step 5

Place toothpicks, honey, walnuts, and 1 teaspoon cinnamon onto waxed paper. Dip a toothpick into honey; draw desired design onto the brownies with honey-dipped toothpick. Sprinkle with walnuts and 1 teaspoon cinnamon.