Shelly's Recipe

PEANUT BUTTER RIPPLE BROWNIES

Category: Brownies/Blondies

Brownies
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/4 cup flour
2 eggs
1 box brownie mix with chocolate syrup pouch
1/4 cup water and vegetable oil
2 eggs
Chopped peanuts, if desired

Peanut Butter Frosting
1 cup creamy vanilla frosting (from 1 lb container)
1/3 cup peanut butter
2 to 3 tsp milk

Heat oven to 350. Grease bottom only of 13x9 inch pan. In small bowl, beat sugar, 1/2 cup peanut butter, the flour and 2 eggs with electric mixer on medium speed 2 minutes; set aside.

In medium bowl, stir brownie mix, chocolate syrup, water, oil and 2 eggs until well blended. Spread in pan. Drop peanut butter mixture by tbspfuls onto batter. Swirl through batter with knife. Bake 40 minutes. Cool completely, about 1 hour.

In medium bowl, stir all frosting ingredients, using spoon, until smooth and spreadable. Spread frosting over brownies; sprinkle with peanuts. For brownies, cut into 8 rows by 6 rows.