Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Dotted Brownie

Ingredients:

Peanut Butter Dots

• 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
• 2 tbsp. butter at room temperature
• 2 tbsp. sugar
• 1/4 cup light brown sugar
• 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup flour

Brownie

• 3 eggs
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup light brown sugar
• 3/4 cup butter, melted
• 1 cup cocoa powder
• 1-1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup + 2 tbsp. flour

Directions:

1. Peanut Butter Dots: With an electric mixer on medium speed, beat together the peanut butter and butter until combined. Add the sugars and vanilla and continue to mix until fully incorporated. Reduce mixer speed to low and add the flour, mixing until fully combined. Form the dough into 24 balls, approximately 1/2 tablespoon each. Place them in the freezer for 30 minutes.
2. Brownie: Preheat oven to 300°F. Grease a 9x13 in. pan. With an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, beat the eggs until light and fluffy. Add the remaining ingredients and mix until fully combined, scraping down the sides of the bowl if necessary. Pour the brownie batter into the pan and level out with a spatula. Take the peanut butter dots and place them in a 4.6 grid pattern evenly through the brownie batter, pressing them down into the batter as you go. 
3. Bake for 35 minutes. They are done when a toothpick inserted into the center of the pan comes out clean. Place pan on rack to cool.

Submitted by Josh Price, won 2nd place in category at the Wisconsin State Fair