Christmas Brownie Trees - Snowy the Mouse

Ingredients

• 21 to 30 pretzel sticks, 3 inch
• 1/2 cup Vanilla Frosting (homemade or ready-to-spread)
• green food color
• assorted sprinkles and small candy decorations
• 21 to 30 candy yellow stars
• 3/4 cup HERSHEY’S Cocoa
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 2/3 cup butter or margarine, melted and divided
• 1/2 cup boiling water
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup HERSHEY’S SPECIAL DARK Mildly Sweet Chocolate Chips