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Store-bought brownies. A chocolate brownie, or simply a brownie, is a chocolate baked dessert bar. Brownies come in a variety of forms and may be either fudgy or cakey, depending on their density. Brownies often, but not always, have a glossy "skin" on their upper crust. They may also include nuts, frosting, chocolate chips, or other ingredients.
Brownies in particular were often thought of as especially appealing to children. [68] Juliana Horatia Ewing incorporated brownie folklore remembered from her childhood into her short story "The Brownies", first published in 1865 in The Monthly Packet [68] and later incorporated into her 1871 collection of short stories The Brownies and Other ...
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Palmer Cox (April 28, 1840 – July 24, 1924) was a Canadian illustrator and author, [1] [2] best known for The Brownies, his series of humorous verse books and comic strips about the mischievous but kindhearted fairy-like sprites.
Beyond print publication, The Brownies was at least twice adapted to stage plays. [4] With the rise in popularity of the Brownie characters, these were used in many venues of merchandising, such as games, blocks, cards, dolls, calendars, advertisements, package labels, mugs, plates, flags, soda pop, a slot machine, a bagatelle game and so forth.
A common misconception is that brownies are named after their brown color; in fact, they were named after the "Brownies", elfin characters that were popular in books and folk stories, chosen due to their brown color. It was not until the mid-1970s or early 1980s that the terms blondie and butterscotch brownies seemed to appear. [4] [5] [6]
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