Peanut Butter Truffle Brownies

Oh my! These are AMAZING!  I've been making them for a while now and it surprises me that I haven't blogged them before. I made them for a baby shower, to take to the hubbies office and for my family for V-day. You will want to eat the entire thing yourself. They are creamy, rich, fudgy bites of deliciousness! Run...don't walk to the kitchen! You will thank me later. Or perhaps, want to run screaming to the gym. Either way, these are my go to brownie. Recipe can be found on Betty Crocker.com, but I found this through The Girl Who ate Everything who, I might add is an absolute food genius!

Ingredients

Brownie Base:

• 1 box brownie mix
• Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on brownie mix box

Filling:

• ½ cup butter, softened
• ¾ cup creamy peanut butter
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 2 teaspoons milk

Topping:

• 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
• ¼ cup butter

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottom only of 13×9-inch pan with cooking spray or shortening. (For easier cutting, line pan with foil, then grease foil on bottom only of pan. I do this all the time when I make brownies and bars)
2. In medium bowl, stir brownie mix, water, oil and eggs until well blended. Spread in pan. Bake 28 to 30 minutes (I like to bake them one minute or two less than the recipe calls for for ultra moist and gooey brownies) or until toothpick inserted 2 inches from side of pan comes out almost clean. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
3. In medium bowl, beat filling ingredients with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Spread mixture evenly over brownie base.
4. In small microwavable bowl, microwave topping ingredients uncovered on High 30 to 60 seconds; stir until smooth. Cool 10 minutes; spread over filling. Refrigerate about 30 minutes or until set. For brownies, cut into 9 rows by 4 rows. Store covered in refrigerator. (I take it out or the fridge about 15 minutes before serving. This allows the chocolate on top to soften a little)

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