Peanut Butter Fudge Brownies

June 24, 2013

The crowning achievement to these brownies? The Only Most Amazing Peanut Butter Frosting Ever! Everyone loves peanut butter straight out of the jar. Now add powdered sugar, butter and vanilla and you have a symphony! {insert Beethoven’s 5th} Just make sure that you have plenty of people to share this with or you could end up eating the whole pan yourself. I wish I had the metabolism that I could do just that!

For the Brownies
1 and 1/3 cups unsalted butter, softened
2 and 2/3 cups sugar
4 eggs
1 tbs vanilla extract
2 cups AP flour
1 cup Dutch Process Cocoa
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 bag of peanut butter chips
For the frosting:
1 cup peanut butter must be smooth
3 tbs unsalted butter softened
2/3 cup powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract

For the Brownies: pre heat oven to 350 in a mixer with the paddle attachment cream sugar and butter till light and fluffy beat in eggs and vanilla add in the cocoa and the salt slowly add the flour fold in the peanut butter chips pour into a greased 9x13 pan and bake at 350 for 25 min Let cool completly before frosting For the frosting in the mixer combine all the frosting ingredients spread on cooled brownies Enjoy!

Nutritions

Calories
537

Sodium
151mg
6% DV

Fat
24g
38% DV

Protein
5g
10% DV

Carbs
80g
27% DV

Fiber
4g
19% DV

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