Peanut Butter Brownie Cups

🧂 Ingredients

• 1/2 cup salted butter

  (1 stick) or you can use unsalted butter
• 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
• 1/2 tsp. sea salt
• 1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour

  (bleached flour toughens baked goods)
• 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips

  divided use (12-ounces)
• 2 cups peanut butter chips

  divided use (12-ounces)

Instructions

• 1 Preheat oven to 350°.
• 2 Spray 14 regular-sized muffin cups with cooking spray.
• 3 Set aside.
• 4 In a small saucepan, melt butter, 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips and cocoa
  over low heat.
• 5 Stir mixture until smooth.
• 6 Remove saucepan from heat and whisk in granulated sugar.
• 7 Add eggs, one at a time, whisking after each addition to combine the eggs well.
• 8 Whisk in vanilla and salt.
• 9 Fold in flour with a rubber spatula or wooden spoon until well-combined.
• 10 Stir in the remaining chocolate chips and one cup of peanut butter chips.
• 11 Fill each muffin cup nearly full with the brownie batter.
• 12 Sprinkle about 10-12 peanut butter chips over top of each muffin cup.
• 13 Bake approximately 20-25 minutes at 350° until a toothpick inserted in center
  comes out clean and the brownie is set and edges are slightly puffed.
• 14 Cool in pan 15 minutes before removing the muffin cups to a wire cooling rack to
  cool completely.
• 15 Store in an air-tight container up to 3 days before refrigerating or freezing. 

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