Buckeye Brownies

By srumbel

This recipe couldn't be easier to make, and if you've got chocolate-peanut butter fans in your house, they'll be gone before you know it!

from Almost Homemade cookbook, submitted by Heather Prentice of Mars, PA

from gooseberrypatch

Ingredients

• 19-1/2 oz. pkg. brownie mix
• 2 c. powdered sugar
• 1/2 c. plus 6 Tablespoons butter, softened and divided
• 8-oz. jar creamy peanut butter (yes 1 cup or 8 oz not 18 oz)
• 6-oz. pkg. semi-sweet chocolate chips

Preparation

Step 1

Prepare and bake brownie mix in a greased 13"x9" baking pan according to package directions. Let cool. Mix powdered sugar, 1/2 cup butter and peanut butter. Mix well and spread over cooled brownies. Chill for one hour. Melt together chocolate chips and remaining butter in a saucepan over low heat, stirring occasionally. Spread over brownies. Let cool; cut into squares. Makes 2 to 3 dozen.