stuffed cookie dough brownies

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i've been teasing you in previous posts about these brownies. honestly, i wanted to keep them all to myself. i wanted to have all the stuffed cookie dough brownies for my very own and eat them with a big spoon straight from the pan while wearing my pink bathrobe. but then i remembered, i already did that.

these brownies will change your life. they will make you believe in love again. they will soften hearts of stone and bring big, burly men to their knees. they have the power to make the lame walk.

you see, these brownies contain magical ingredients called peanut butter and chocolate. shala-kazaaam.

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cookie dough stuffed brownies

ingredients

1 box betty crocker fudge brownies, prepared according to package directions for a 13×9-inch pan
4 oz cream cheese
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter (not natural peanut butter)
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
pinch of salt
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1/2 cup mini chocolate chips
1 1/2 to 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips, melted

in large bowl with an electric mixer, combine cream cheese, peanut butter, brown sugar, vanilla, salt and powdered sugar until creamy. stir in mini chocolate chips by hand. spread mixture atop baked brownie mixture in pan.

directions

spread melted chocolate atop cookie dough mixture until you can no longer see any of the cookie dough. refrigerate until chocolate is set, at least 30 minutes. cut into bars to serve.

for recipe source, click here. 

{photo credit: me}