Pecan Pie Brownies

It’s a breeze to turn cake mix into extra-fudgy treats studded with tasty pecans.

Ingredients

• 1 (15.25 oz.) pkg. devil’s food cake mix
• 2 eggs
• ½ cup + 1 Tbs. butter, melted
• ½ cup + 1 Tbs. all-purpose flour
• ½ cup dark corn syrup
• ¼ cup packed light brown sugar
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• ½ cup chopped pecans, toasted
• 1 cup pecan halves
• Green decorating sugar
• 12 green gumdrops
• Whipped topping and red M&M’s candies

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 350°F. Line 13″x9″ baking pan with enough foil to overhang sides by 2″; coat with cooking spray. On medium speed, beat cake mix, 1 egg, ½ cup melted butter and ½ cup flour until dough forms. Using wet fingers, press dough into pan. Bake 15 min.; cool on rack 10 min.
2. In bowl, stir together corn syrup, brown sugar, vanilla, remaining egg, flour and melted butter until combined; stir in chopped pecans. Pour over crust; top with pecan halves. Bake until center is set, 15–20 min. Cool 20 min. Using foil, lift brownies from pan; remove foil. Cool on rack. Cut into squares.
3. On wax paper sprinkled with green sugar, roll out each gumdrop to ⅛” thickness. Using 2″ holly leaf–shaped cutter, cut out shapes. Transfer whipped topping to pastry bag fitted with medium star tip; pipe on brownies. Garnish with leaves and M&M’s.