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: a legendary good-natured elf that performs helpful services at night
2
Brownie
: a member of a program of the Girl Scouts for girls typically in the second and third grades in school
3
: a small square or rectangle of rich usually chocolate cake often containing nuts
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some people believe that brownies will clean your house if you leave them milk
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Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 12 June 2024
The best scoops incorporate both textures, like the cracked tops of a blondie or brownie floating in the ice cream.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2024
They can also be used in dips or desserts like cookies and brownies.
—Amanda MacMillan, Health, 9 June 2024
In the hot food area, guests can help themselves to pasta, soups, baked potatoes, pizza, bread and pastries such as brownies and muffins.
—Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 1 Apr. 2024
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Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 12 June 2024
The best scoops incorporate both textures, like the cracked tops of a blondie or brownie floating in the ice cream.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2024
They can also be used in dips or desserts like cookies and brownies.
—Amanda MacMillan, Health, 9 June 2024
In the hot food area, guests can help themselves to pasta, soups, baked potatoes, pizza, bread and pastries such as brownies and muffins.
—Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 1 Apr. 2024
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brownie
noun
brown·ie
ˈbrau̇-nē 
1
: a good-natured elf believed to perform helpful services at night
2
capitalized
: a member of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America in the second and third grades
3
: a small square or rectangle of rich usually chocolate cake often containing nuts
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