Peanut Butter Crownies Recipe
Peanut Butter Crownies are brownies topped with peanut butter cookies, peanut butter buttercream frosting and peanut butter cups.
Servings 20
Calories 619kcal
Ingredients
Brownie Layer:
- 18.4 ounce fudge brownie mix
- ⅔ cup vegetable oil
- ¼ cup water
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon McCormick® Pure Vanilla Extract
- 12 ounces peanut butter chips
Peanut Butter Cookie Layer:
- 1 ¼ cups flour
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup shortening
- ¼ cup peanut butter
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 teaspoons McCormick® Pure Vanilla Extract
- 1 cup chocolate chips
Peanut Butter Frosting:
- ½ cup butter - softened
- ½ cup shortening
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 2 teaspoons McCormick® Pure Vanilla Extract
- 8 cups powdered sugar
- ¾ cup half-n-half
- ½ cup marshmallow cream
- 14 ounces mini peanut butter cups optional
Instructions
Brownie Layer
- Preheat the oven to 350˚F. Prepare brownie mix as directed on package, adding 1 teaspoon vanilla.
- Stir in peanut butter chips.
- Spread in greased 13x9-inch baking pan.
- Bake at 350°F for 15 minutes.
- While it is baking, prepare the peanut butter cookie dough. Remove the pan from the oven to add peanut butter cookie dough.
- Bake 20 to 25 minutes longer or until cookie top is golden brown.
- Cool the bars in a pan on a wire rack.
- Prepare the peanut butter frosting. Spread it over cooled crownies.
- Top with mini peanut butter cups.
Peanut Butter Cookie Layer
- Beat shortening, peanut butter and sugars in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy.
- Add egg and 2 teaspoons of the vanilla; mix well.
- Gradually beat in flour, baking soda and salt on low speed until well mixed.
- Stir in peanut butter chips.
- Roll dough into a rectangle on a piece of greased parchment paper.
- Place dough rectangle on top of brownies in pan.
- (Alternative method: Drop cookie dough by tablespoonfuls on brownie, covering the top evenly.)
- Cool in pan on wire rack.
Peanut Butter Frosting
- Beat butter, shortening and vanilla until creamy.
- Add powdered sugar, one cup at a time, beating at low speed until well blended.
- Add half-n-half and marshmallow cream, beat until light and fluffy.
Nutrition
Serving: 1slice | Calories: 619kcal | Carbohydrates: 81g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 30g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 16g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 31mg | Sodium: 249mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 67g
