Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Brownies
(from mellinger3’s recipe box)
makes 16 brownies
Source: RecipeThing user a764709
Categories: BROWNIES
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/4 cup cocoa
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup flour
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips
- 1/8 tsp. salt
- 8 or more Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
- Peanut Butter Chocolate Frosting
- 1/3 cup butter, softened
- 1/3 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
- 2 1/2 cup icing sugar
- 1/3 cup cocoa
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 5 Tbsp. milk
- Cream the butter & peanut butter together. Beat in the vanilla. Stir in the icing sugar, cocoa, salt & milk. If it's still too thick, add more milk 1 Tbsp. at a time until it is a nice smooth, spreadable consistency. Frost the brownies.
Directions
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Preheat oven to 350ยบ F. Spray an 8×8 inch pan with non-stick cooking spray.
- Melt butter (I melt mine in the microwave) & stir in cocoa. Set aside.
- In medium bowl beat eggs until frothy. Add sugar, flour, chocolate chips, & salt. Don’t stir yet.
- Pour cocoa mixture over top & stir all together.
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Scrape half of the brownie batter into the pan. Top with the peanut butter cups. Top the peanut butter cups with the rest of the brownie batter.
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Bake for 30 minutes. Cool for about 10 minutes before frosting.