Peanut Lover's Brownies

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup graham cracker crumbs
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup salted peanuts, chopped
• 3/4 cup butter, cubed
• 4 (1 ounce) unsweetened chocolate squares, chopped
• 4 eggs
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup all-purpose flour

Recipe

• 1 line a 13 in x 9 in x 2 in baking pan with foil; grease the foil.
• 2 in a small mixing bowl, combine the butter, flour, cracker crumbs and sugar; press into prepared pan.
• 3 bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes or until set.
• 4 cool on a wire rack.
• 5 sprinkle peanuts over crust.
• 6 in a microwave, melt the butter and chocolate; stir until smooth.
• 7 in a mixing bowl, combine the eggs, sugar, vanilla and chocolate mixture.
• 8 add flour; mix well.
• 9 spread over crust.
• 10 bake for 30-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
• 11 cool on a wire rack.
• 12 for topping, warm peanut butter for 30 seconds in a microwave.
• 13 gradually fold in whipped topping; spread over brownies.
• 14 refrigerate for 1 hour.
• 15 sprinkle with chopped peanut butter cups.
• 16 using foil, lift brownies out of pan; remove foil.
• 17 cut into squares.
• 18 store in refrigerator.