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an imaginary being usually having a small human form and magical powers
some people believe that brownies will clean your house if you leave them milk
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Recent Examples of brownies
It can also be used for brownies or sandwich cookies.
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Tricia Manzanero Stuedeman, Southern Living, 20 Dec. 2024
The flavors feature molasses cookies, brownies, and cinnamon.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Get the recipe for Katharine Hepburn's brownies What Makes These Brownies Special?
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Dec. 2024
Let the brownies cool completely before slicing!
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Dec. 2024
Dulce de leche reigns supreme, often appearing alongside brownies, nuts, and chocolate chunks, but other favorite flavors include chocolate, sambayón, and seasonal fruit sorbets.
—Allie Lazar, Saveur, 11 Dec. 2024
Whip up a batch of box brownies or create mouthwatering confections from scratch—either way, little bites give your guests the option to delicately graze or dive into something more substantial.
—Rai Mincey, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Use it to line sheet pans to ensure your cookies cook evenly and the bottoms don't get too brown, or place it inside your square or round pans for brownies and cakes that will pop out easily after they're baked.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 4 Dec. 2024
Wrap your famous brownies, cookies, breads, or bars in the parchment, then tape and finish it off with a ribbon.
—Lauren Wicks, Southern Living, 24 Nov. 2024
Tricia Manzanero Stuedeman, Southern Living, 20 Dec. 2024
The flavors feature molasses cookies, brownies, and cinnamon.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Get the recipe for Katharine Hepburn's brownies What Makes These Brownies Special?
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Dec. 2024
Let the brownies cool completely before slicing!
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Dec. 2024
Dulce de leche reigns supreme, often appearing alongside brownies, nuts, and chocolate chunks, but other favorite flavors include chocolate, sambayón, and seasonal fruit sorbets.
—Allie Lazar, Saveur, 11 Dec. 2024
Whip up a batch of box brownies or create mouthwatering confections from scratch—either way, little bites give your guests the option to delicately graze or dive into something more substantial.
—Rai Mincey, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Use it to line sheet pans to ensure your cookies cook evenly and the bottoms don't get too brown, or place it inside your square or round pans for brownies and cakes that will pop out easily after they're baked.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 4 Dec. 2024
Wrap your famous brownies, cookies, breads, or bars in the parchment, then tape and finish it off with a ribbon.
—Lauren Wicks, Southern Living, 24 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brownies
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Featuring humans, elves, orcs and other fantastical creatures engaging in wars, treasure hunts and campaigns, the D&D game, one of Hasbro’s key franchise brands hailing from Wizards of the Coast, is overseen by a host, known as the Dungeon Master, and employs a signature multisided dice.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
13 Feb. 2025
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Past racial tension between elves and humans is all but ignored in the plot.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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A lot of the folktales referenced in Rabbit Trap are drawn from this one text from 1880, called British Goblins, from an American anthropologist called Wirt Sikes, who traveled through Wales, collected stories and sightings of goblins and fairies.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
31 Jan. 2025
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My dad’s Welsh and among my happiest memories of him are going through Brian Froud’s books about fairies, goblins and trolls.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Brownies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brownies. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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