Chewy Peanut Brittle Brownies

Chewy Peanut Brittle Brownies

Prep Time: 30 minutes

Cook Time: 28 minutes

Total Time: 48 minutes

Ingredients

For the Crust:
• 1/3 cup butter
• 1 1/3 cups pretzels, lightly crushed
• 3/4 cup store bought peanut brittle, lightly crushed
• 2/3 cup light brown sugar, packed
• non stick cooking spray
For the Filling:
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup light brown sugar, packed
• 3 large eggs
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup store bought peanut brittle, lightly crushed
• 1/2 cup mini marshmallows
Optional Garnish: caramel ice cream topping and broken pretzel pieces

Instructions

For the Crust:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Line a 9x13-inch baking pan with foil making sure the foil hangs off the ends and spray with non stick cooking spray.
3. In a small saucepan heat butter until melted.
4. Stir in the pretzel pieces, peanut brittle and brown sugar.
5. Pour pretzel mixture into prepared pan and press evenly onto the bottom; set aside.
For the Filling:
6. In a large mixing bowl cream together the butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla.
7. In a medium bowl whisk together the flour, baking soda and salt.
8. Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture in small portions until combined.
9. Stir in the peanut brittle and marshmallows.
10. Carefully spread mixture over the crust layer.
11. Bake25 to 28 minutes or until top is evenly brown or a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
12. Cool in pan on a wire rack.
13. Lift out of pan using the foil.
14. Peel foil from the bars and cut into 24 bars.
If desired drizzle with caramel ice cream topping and sprinkle on broken pretzel pieces.

Notes

This recipe is from Lady Behind The Curtain

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