Red Velvet Oreo Christmas Brownies

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<li>Preheat oven 350F & line an 8x8 baking pan with parchment paper.</li>

<li>Heat butter in a microwaveable bowl for 30 seconds in microwave. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></li>

<li>With electric mixer, beat butter & sugar until creamy.</li>

<li>Add the eggs & vanilla, beat again until creamy.</li>

<li>Add the flour, espresso powder, cocoa powder, & salt & mix on medium until just combined.</li>

<li>Add 1-2 drops of red food coloring starting off, then add more to desired red shade.</li>

<li>Chop Oreos into small/medium chunks, then fold them into the batter along with the chocolate chips.</li>

<li>Spread batter out evenly in prepared baking pan, give the pan a few firm taps on the counter, then top with some more chocolate chips & Christmas sprinkles.</li>

<li>Bake for 28-33 minutes or until brownies reach internal temperature of about 160-165F (for fudgy brownies) or toothpick comes out mostly clean with a little bit of batter.</li>

<li>Remove from oven & let cool on counter for at least 1 hour.<span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>(I like to put my brownies in the freezer for 30 minutes to help them set & slow them down from cooking even more, which also makes them ready to serve even faster.)</li>

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