Michelle’s Peanut Butter Marbled Brownies

Description

These brownies are mouth-wateringly rich and combine two of the most delicious flavors in the world – chocolate and peanut butter!

Ingredients

  • 2 (3 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
  • ½ cup peanut butter
  • ¼ cup white sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tablespoons milk
  • 1 cup butter or margarine, melted
  • 2 cups white sugar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 3 eggs
  • ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9×13-inch baking dish.
  2. Make peanut butter batter: Beat cream cheese
  3. peanut butter
  4. sugar
  5. egg
  6. and milk in a medium bowl until smooth. Set aside.
  7. Make brownie batter: Mix together sugar
  8. melted butter
  9. and vanilla in a large bowl until combined. Mix in eggs one at a time
  10. beating well after each addition. Combine flour
  11. cocoa
  12. baking powder
  13. and salt in a separate bowl; mix into batter until well combined. Stir in chocolate chips until incorporated.
  14. Set aside 1 cup brownie batter. Spread remaining brownie batter into the prepared dish. Spread peanut butter batter on top. Drop reserved chocolate batter by teaspoonfuls over the top. Using a knife
  15. gently swirl through the top layers for a marbled effect.
  16. Bake in the preheated oven until a wooden toothpick inserted near the center comes out almost clean
  17. 35 to 40 minutes. Cool completely
  18. then cut into bars.

Prep Time: 20 mins

Cook Time: 40 mins

Total Time: 1 hr

Servings: 36

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