Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Brownies

Posted by Lori:

If found a new recipe on Pinterest for these yummy brownies.  One of my boys wanted something sweet last night so he made these for us.  They were really good!  We used peanut M & M's instead of the pretzel variety and we only had two small packages.  They still turned out great!

http://thenonpareilbaker.blogspot.ca/2011/04/peanut-butter-cookie-dough-brownies.html

Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Brownies
Adapted from Confessions of a Cookbook Queen

9x13 pan of brownies, baked and cooled
1/4 cup salted butter, softened
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons milk
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
2 cups all purpose flour
1 & 1/4 cups pretzel m&m's

Directions:

1. With an electric mixer, cream the butter and peanut butter until smooth, about 1 minute. Add the sugars, and continue creaming until light and fluffy, about 1 minute more. Add the milk and vanilla, and mix until smooth. Add the flour, and continue to mix at low speed until fully combined. Stir in the m&m's.

2. Spoon the cookie dough onto the cooled brownies and spread gently into an even layer. Slice into squares, and prepare for your life to change.