Peanut Butter Brownies

From: Vegetarian Pixie

On Apr 15, 2009

Five BIG stars for the brownies themselves! The only change I made was to add 1/2 t cinnamon, and they're absolutely excellent. I only wish I'd made a double batch so I could eat more of them! However, I didn't care for the frosting - it was too sweet. That's just me; I don't have a huge sweet tooth. When I make these next time, I'll either leave off the frosting or cut the sugar at least in half.

From: Chef*Lee

On Sep 1, 2008

Sooooooo good!!!!!!! I love the addition of oatmeal, it makes these chewy good! Love the peanut butter icing too! These are outstanding and will definitely make again and again! Thanks for the recipe, best peanut butter brownies I've had!!

From: Muffin Goddess

On Jun 7, 2003

Oh, these were wonderful! I made these for work yesterday, and everyone loved them. I doubled the recipe because a 9-inch pan of anything just isn't big enough if I'm bringing treats to work. The only real change I made was to add half a bag of semisweet chips to the batter (personal preference - I don't care for peanut butter without chocolate or jam, even in cookies and such). I wasn't sure how they were going to bake up because the batter was so thick, but they came out beautifully. Nice, thick, and chewy. The frosting layer was a bit thick when doubled (no complaints from me, but some people don't like a lot of frosting); maybe a 1.5 frosting increase for a double batch would be better. At any rate, very good, nice change of pace from the usual brownies and bar cookies. ADDITION: These bars keep well, too. I found this out because a girl in the office had taken a few and squirreled them away in a container at her desk when I made them about a week or so ago. Well, she forgot they were there, but we were starving and didn't have time to go and get food. We ended up eating the peanut butter bars, and they were still great (yes, I was a little skeptical because they were about a week old, but we were desperate). They didn't taste stale at all, which was a great bonus (since we probably would have eaten them anyway)!

From: Shelli

On Jul 27, 2004

These were good! Nice and chewy....I did add some cocoa powder to the frosting because I have to have a bit of chocolate with my peanut butter. Thanks!