There was a time — mostly in the 1950s and 1980s — when Brownie the Elf (the first official mascot of the Browns more than 75 years ago) brought that holiday cheer to the shores of Lake Erie ...

But as much as you love doing it, baking Christmas tree brownies from scratch into cut into your precious time — minutes you could be spending thinking of ways to display your Elf on the Shelf ...

It’s much easier to create than it looks and so much fun. Have your elf ‘make brownies’ for your kids, but here’s the twist—it’s a prank! Cut out capital E’s from brown construction ...