brownie

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brown·ie | \ ˈbrau̇-nē

Definition of brownie

1 : a legendary good-natured elf that performs helpful services at night

2 Brownie : a member of a program of the Girl Scouts for girls typically in the second and third grades in school

3 : a small square or rectangle of rich usually chocolate cake often containing nuts

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some people believe that brownies will clean your house if you leave them milk

Recent Examples on the Web Makes 16 bars Often described as the golden version of a brownie and sometimes called Blond Brownies or Butterscotch Brownies, Blondies are sweetened with light- or dark-brown sugar but do not include any melted chocolate or cocoa powder. — BostonGlobe.com, 25 May 2021 In the current market the investors are pretty much all banks which get Community Reinvestment Act brownie points. — Peter J Reilly, Forbes, 24 May 2021 My son kept saying no, no, but (the other boy) kept putting (the brownie) up to my son’s mouth. — cleveland, 22 May 2021 While previously Fear’s Confections, which is a candy and brownie shop that also offers local coffees, teas and cookies, would open an adjoining door connected to Ice Cream Joy, Fear said due to the Lakewood AF layout that won’t work. — John Benson, cleveland, 28 Apr. 2021 For dessert, order the Chocolate Dream brownie with chocolate mousse, whipped cream and chocolate sauce; or tiramisu. — Audrey Eads, Dallas News, 29 Apr. 2021 Key lime pie, a lime bar brownie or a lemon-lime sorbet. — Brian Framson, Rolling Stone, 26 Apr. 2021 Renewal Mill is making brownie mixes with okara flour in a collaboraton with Berkeley chocolate expert Alice Medrich. — Janelle Bitker, San Francisco Chronicle, 22 Apr. 2021 Need to go grab a glass of wine from the fridge or a pecan pie brownie from the kitchen? — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2021

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