Peanut Butter Brownie Bars

Peanut Butter Brownie Bars
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7 Reviews
Chocolate-peanut butter bars reminiscent of buckeye candies!
30 min
Prep Time
3:00
Total Time
60 bars

Ingredients

Brownie

1 cup
Land O Lakes® Butter
4 (1-ounce) squares
unsweetened baking chocolate
2 cups
sugar
4
large Land O Lakes® Eggs
1 cup
all-purpose flour

Filling

1 cup
creamy peanut butter
1/2 cup
Land O Lakes® Butter, softened
3 cups
powdered sugar
1/3 cup
milk

Drizzle

1/3 cup
real semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 teaspoon
shortening

Directions

  1. Heat oven to 350°F.
  2. Melt 1 cup butter and baking chocolate in 1-quart saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly, 2-3 minutes or until smooth. Set aside.
  3. Combine sugar and eggs in bowl; beat until thick and lemon-colored. Add flour and melted chocolate mixture; beat until well mixed.
  4. Pour batter into ungreased 15x10x1-inch baking pan. Bake 22-26 minutes until brownie is set. Cool completely.
  5. Combine peanut butter and 1/2 cup butter in bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy. Add powdered sugar and milk; beat at low speed until well mixed. Spread over cooled brownie layer. Cover; refrigerate 1 hour until firm.
  6. Melt chocolate chips and shortening in 1-quart saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly, until smooth. Drizzle mixture over peanut butter layer. Refrigerate until chocolate is set. Cut into bars. Store refrigerated.

Recipe Tips

Nutrition Facts (1 bar)

Calories
140
Cholesterol
25mg
Carbohydrates
16g
Protein
2g
Fat
9g
Sodium
75mg
Dietary Fiber
1g

Recipe Comments and Reviews

Rating

The peanut butter frosting is to die for. Most of the sweetness comes from the frosting which balances out with the brownie which is relatively unsweet. Only downside for me was the brownie was a bit dry.

Posted May 14, 2010 by Sara

Rating

The peanut butter topping is amazing! It tastes like peanut butter whipped cream. However, I didn't love the brownie. I don't like it baked in the jelly roll pan. It only took 20 minutes to bake and the outside edges had to be cut off because they were so hard. I lined the pan with parchment paper, which made them easy to remove from the pan. I think I'll bake the brownie in a normal rectangle cake pan next time.

Posted September 01, 2009 by Morgana

Rating

These bars taste very good, but the pan does need to be sprayed with oil. I had to throw away half of these cookies because they would not come out of the pan. I used margerine to melt the chocolate chips and at least a tablespoon is required for drizzling versus the teaspoon as directed in the recipe.

Posted August 19, 2009 by Debbie

Rating

I MADE THESE FOR A PARTY I ATTENDED AND EVERYONE WANTED TO KNOW WHO MADE THEM. THEY WENT LIKE HOT CAKE'S. I'M SORRY I DIDN'T GET TO TRY THEM BUT I WILL THE NEXT TIME I MAKE THEM WHICH WILL BE VERY SOON.

Posted July 07, 2009 by Joanne

Rating

This seems very difficult to get out of the pan whether you grease the pan or not. I've tried it both ways and have had problems.

Posted May 08, 2009 by Elizabeth

Rating

The brownies were fudgy and decadent, and the peanut butter flavor wasn't too overpowering. This is definitely one recipe I'll keep on hand!

Posted August 10, 2008 by Libby

Rating

Probably use 1/2 as much of the icing as is recommended. I was told it was way too thick.

Posted August 05, 2008 by Margaret

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