Recipe: Slutty Peanut Butter Brownies

Your waistline won't thank me, but you will.

I’m a big believer in going all out. If you’re going to sin, don’t sin by half measures. Just do it. Revel in your sin. Bathe in it. Make sin your b*tch.

Don’t apologize for the brownies. As far as I’m concerned, you don’t even have to share the brownies. Eat as many as you can shove into your pie hole; freeze the rest. And for heaven’s sake, don’t let anybody judge you. Slit your eyes at them as you stand by the sink voluptuously chewing your brownies and witheringly judge them.

These brownies are guaranteed to de-stress anybody. Go ahead—inhale their rich chocolatey goodness. They are the chocoholics’ equivalent of six shots of top shelf whiskey.

So, what are you waiting for? Live your best brownie life.

Ingredients:

1 box brownie mix (plus ingredients called for on the box)

3/4 c. chunky peanut butter (this includes the melted peanut butter you will use as garnish)

1 stick salted butter, softened to room temperature (not melted)

1/2 c. lightly packed brown sugar

1/4 c. granulated sugar

1 large egg

1 tsp. pure vanilla extract

1 1/2 c. baking soda all-purpose flour

1/2 tsp. kosher salt

1/2 tsp. baking soda

25 Double-Stuff Oreos

Reese's Pieces, for garnish

Vanilla ice cream (optional)

Instructions:

1. Preheat an oven to 350º and grease a 12" oven-safe skillet with butter. Prepare brownie batter according to package instructions.

2. To make peanut butter cookie dough: In a large bowl using a hand mixer (or in the bowl of a stand mixer), beat peanut butter, butter, and both types of sugar until the mixture is light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla, then add flour, baking soda, and salt. Mix until just combined. 

3. Press cookie dough into bottom of skillet. Add a layer of Oreos on top and pour brownie batter over cookie dough and Oreo layers. 

4. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the brownie layer is only slightly gooey, about 35 minutes. Garnish with Reese’s pieces before the brownies have a chance to cool. Then let the brownies cool for at least 20 minutes before devouring. When you’re ready to serve, top with vanilla ice cream and drizzle with melted peanut butter. Serve warm.

Don’t send me any hate mail when you get on the scale the next morning. And if you have any gluttonous suggestions to add to this already over-the-top recipe, be sure to leave your comments below.

Buon appetito!