Ooey Gooey Peanut Butter Fudge Brownies

Ooey Gooey Peanut Butter Fudge Brownies



Batter Ingredients:



1 ½ c. sugar


½ c. butter (1 stick) softened


½ c. oil


1 T. vanilla


3 eggs

1 ¼ c. flour


¾ c. cocoa powder


¾ tsp baking powder


½ tsp salt


1 c. peanut butter chips

or chocolate chips


Filling Ingredients:



1 c. creamy peanut butter


¼ c. vegetable oil


¼ c. sugar


2 T. flour


2 eggs


½ tsp vanilla



Frosting:



2 (1-oz) bars semi-sweet chocolate


3 T. creamy peanut butter


1 ½ c. powdered sugar


¼ c. water


½ tsp vanilla


¼ tsp salt





Batter: Preheat oven to 350 and spray 9x13-inch pan. In large bowl, beat butter and sugar until creamy. Add oil and vanilla. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. In a small bowl combine flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt - blend well. While beating, gradually add flour mixture to creamed mixture – mix well. Fold in chips. Evenly spread ½ batter into pan.



Filling: In a small bowl cream together peanut butter and oil. Add sugar and flour – blend well. Add eggs and vanilla – beat until smooth. Carefully spread filling evenly over batter in pan. Top filling with remaining ½ batter and spread evenly. Gently cut through layers to create marble effect throughout brownies. Bake for 30 minutes – do NOT over bake.
 


Frosting: While baking, in a medium saucepan, melt chocolate and peanut butter over LOW heat, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and stir in remaining ingredients – mix until smooth. If frosting is too thick, add 1-3 T. water. Spread frosting over brownies immediately after baking. Cool in pan 2-3 hours before serving.

 Preparation time: 30 minutes prep, 30 minutes bake