Nothing is more adorable than a tiny, awkward puppy peeking out of a festively wrapped gift box under a Christmas tree. Of course, real puppies come with years of responsibility, messes to clean, and whopping vet bills.

Why not surprise your sweetie this year with a dozen LovePuppies Brownies? The delivery is free, the brownies are rich and delicious, and the experience is pure pleasure.

I learned about LovePuppies through a recent post by Austin food blogger Laetitia of The French Fork.

The brownies are currently available for delivery and mail order and come in four flavors.

I enlisted some chocolate-loving girlfriends to help with the tasting. We unanimously loved the Peanut Butter Nutcase. It tastes just like a Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup, but better. Runner up was Make Mine a Double Chocolate.

I enjoyed You Mocha Me Crazy but others felt that the espresso beans tasted stale. None were big fans of the Hunka Hunka Burning Love. I would prefer to notice the rich chocolate first followed by a mellow and slowly spreading heat.

LovePuppies are not yet available in stores but you can e-mail your order to joel@lovepuppiesbrownies.com. Current pricing is very reasonable — especially if you forgo the packaging:

$28 – 1 dozen mixed brownies, individually packaged, in a gift box (see above photo)
$16 – 1 dozen mixed brownies, no packaging, in a tin

Joel doesn’t currently charge for delivery in Central Austin and can have them in your hands within 24 hours. For the sake of comparison, Tiff’s Treats runs about $13 for a dozen to the same delivery area. Tiff’s come hot out of the oven, in a plain white box with tissue paper separating the different flavors. At $16, LovePuppies is definitely worth a try for Tiff’s lovers. You’ll have to heat ‘em up yourself though.

What are your favorite brownies in Austin? Do you think Mary Louise Butters is the bees knees or would you run a marathon for Miles of Chocolate? As always, I’d love to hear what you think!