Tobey's Special Brownies..he's a Cocker Spaniel

when you really want to spoil your "baby"

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Serves: 12

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup vegetable shortening
• 4  large eggs
• 1⁄4 cup carob powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄8 cup honey
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 1  cup whole wheat flour
• 1⁄2 cup carob chips

• FROSTING

• 8  ounces cream cheese, reduced fat, softened
• 1  teaspoon honey
• 1  teaspoon vanilla

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350*.
2. Cream honey and shortening together -- mix well.
3. Add the rest of the ingredients and mix till well combined.
4. Pour into a well greased 15x10 jelly roll pan and bake at 350* for 25 minutes.
5. Cool in pan on wire rack till cool.
6. to prepare FROSTING:.
7. In a small mixer bowl, all all ingredients and beat till light and fluffy --
8. Spread frosting over cooled brownies.
9. Cut into 3" squares.
10. Punch out a paw print on cardstock.(size you like) -- Hold pawprint carefully over each square and sprinkle with carob powder.
11. Remove stencil.
12. I chill these overnight in the refrigerator and then the next day wrap them in Glad non stick wrap or plastic wrap or waxed paper "bags"
13. I usually share these with "neighbor" dogs.but I suppose you could freeze them for a short time.
14. I have even sprinkles colored sugar or granulated beef sprinkles(the kind you use for broth) through the stencil -- Have lots of fun.
15. I know this is more for us "people" but my cocker spaniel thinks he really deserves these -- .