Tuesday, February 10, 2015

BIG bear hug brownies

well official love day will be here very soon.
so i have another sweet for your sweetie that'll work with really anyone who is just your sweetie for your life, 
for the day or for the minute.

i mean, do you want to give something to somebody but not in a romantic way without all the "you complete me" or 
"your eyes are like diamonds" 
or "i'd die without you" kinda treat?

what if that someone's your really nice neighbor, or 
piano teacher, or your kid's buddy?
no worries, this will work and you can make a bunch 
to spread around. 

 what i'm talking about is a hug.
a BIG bear hug.

edible ones at that.
with the betty crocker brownie pack mix, i was able to whip up 12 of these without painting mason jars, gathering baskets & painting them red, or cutting out a bunch of cardstock hearts.
then gather the bear parts.
pictured are melts to use for candy glue but almond bark and melted chocolate chips work too.
now put them to work.
it's much easier to attach the arms and heart when your brownie is cooled or even better yet, chilled in the fridge. the chocolate glue sets up a lot faster to hold the arms and heart in place.

oh and those arm cookies?
let's take a closer look.
i just cut off both ends and ate the middle part.
ok now where were we?
i drew the little smiley eyes on tiny white sprinkles.
so that was that.

i think your sweeties will love this bear hug 
on valentine's day.
on second thought, 
i think it might be a little hard to give these kinda hugs away on account of how yummy they are...?



22 comments:

  1. I would LOVE to give you a big bear hug and eat one of your bear hug brownies - Super cute!

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    1. oh what fun it would be to hang out with you for a day and make a ton of treats Kim! we would end the day with a huge bear hug for sure! :>D

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  2. These are fantastic!!! And that pan! Where did you get it? And what is it supposed to really be for? Cuz we all know you find lots of different uses for every pan out there. My BBFF is brilliant! And I always love an excuse to go to World Market! These guys could be used for anything, not just Valentine's day! Ut oh. My brain is starting to spin........Dona

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    1. hey i've had the pan for awhile-i think i got it at jo ann's? anyway here's a link on amazon: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0083VSLLI/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_dp_ss_3/175-9636528-9081009?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_r=16SEVMFJ35ZB4224NMGF&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_p=1944687462&pf_rd_i=B001PKUXNS
      they have silicone ones too but i used this pan because it had 12 openings instead of 6 and i was making time-oh and that World Market? dangerous place for the pocketbook! LOL oh you BBFF you are just so sweet! :)

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  3. These are so cute! My kids love brownies. I will have to give these a try. Thank you for linking up to Party Time and we hope to see you again next week!

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    1. oh i hope you do make them Jacqui! they're really fun to put together :) many many thanks again! :)

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  4. Very cute!Thanks for sharing with the Thursday Blog Hop! Hope you can visit me http://www.over50feeling40.com. Have a great weekend!

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  5. I THINK i could give away a few of these..but I'd definitely keep some for myself. Too cute Lisa! :)

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    1. thank you Karen! when i went to the fridge to gather some up to give to my friends, there were only 3 left?!?!? i think my family got their share of hugs! :>O

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  6. These are so adorable, I can BEARly stand it! :) They look so cute on their doilies! Once again, your creativity knows no bounds, Lisa!

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    1. oh gosh Sue you are unBEARably sweet! heehee i'm taking a little blog break right now but comments like yours make me wanna jump right back in! :>D

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  7. Adorable!!!!!!!!!!!

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  8. Ha! I can't get over how CUTE these are!

    Thanks for joining the Link Up this week!

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    1. jeepers thank YOU Jess for putting the smile on my face :>D

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  9. Oh my goodness, these are too cute! Thanks so much for sharing it with us at Totally Terrific Tuesday! I hope we see you again this week. Party starts tonight at 10pm!

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    1. oh thank you SO much Christie! here's a (((((((BIG bear HUG))))))) for you! :)

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    1. hey how did i miss this comment?! darn blogger! anyway, wouldn't it be nice if everyone had arm cookies J? heehee :)

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