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Rich & Fudgy Peanut Butter Cup Brownies

Kristen - The Epicurean Mouse
These peanut butter cup brownies are rich, fudgy and oh so decadent. They are filled with Reese's peanut butter cups, chocolate chips, and decorated with cute Nutter Butter reindeer cookies. 
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 16 brownies
Calories 367 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 7 oz Semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 4 oz Butter unsalted
  • 3 Eggs room temperature
  • 2 teaspoon Vanilla extract
  • 1 ¼ cups White granulated sugar
  • ¾ cup All purpose flour
  • 3 tablespoon Dutch process cocoa powder
  • ½ teaspoon Salt
  • ½ cup Reese's peanut butter cups miniature, cut in half, plus more for topping
  • ½ cup Mini chocolate chips

Nutter Butter Cookie Reindeer

  • 16 Nutter Butter cookies
  • 16 Pretzels miniature
  • 32 Candy eyes
  • 16 Red round candies mini M&M's

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 325°. Spray 8x8 baking pan with nonstick spray. Line two sides of the pan with parchment paper.
  • In a large bowl, combine semi-sweet chocolate chips and butter. Place bowl over double boiler and stir until melted. Remove from heat and let cool for 5 minutes.
  • Sift together, flour, cocoa powder, and salt. 
  • Use a mixer with a whisk attachment. Whip the eggs, sugar and vanilla for 5 minutes. The mixture will turn a pale yellow and thicken slightly. 
  • Stir cooled chocolate mixture into the egg mixture. 
  • Next, add the flour mixture. Use a rubber spatula to fold the ingredients in. Do not over mix.
  • Cut peanut butter cups in half. Then, fold them, along with chocolate chips into the brownie batter. 
  • Pour the brownie batter into the prepared pan and spread evenly. Then, bake at 325° for 40-45 minutes. 
  • Once the brownies have come out of the oven, allow them to sit for 10 minutes. Then, top the brownies with additional peanut butter cups. Let the brownies cool completely before slicing. 
  • Take each cookie and attach pretzel at the top of the cookie. You can use melted chocolate, frosting or even peanut butter to adhere the pretzel to the cookie. Do the same with the eyes and red candy for its nose. Place each reindeer cookie on top of each individually sliced brownie.

Nutrition

Calories: 367kcalCarbohydrates: 47gProtein: 5gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 48mgSodium: 230mgPotassium: 138mgFiber: 2gSugar: 33gVitamin A: 248IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 31mgIron: 2mg
Keyword Reese's peanut butter cups, easy, fudgy, chocolate brownies, reindeer, nutter butter cookies
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