Swirled Peanut Butter Cup Brownies

Ingredients

• 19.8 ounce brownie mix without nuts 
• 0.3 cup butter softened
• 1 cup creamy peanut butter 
• 1  eggs 
• 2  eggs 
• 2 tablespoons flour all-purpose
• 13 ounce chocolate-covered peanut butter cups - unwrapped chilled miniature coarsely chopped
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 
• 0.5 cup vegetable oil 
• 0.3 cup water 
• 0.3 cup sugar white

Equipment

• bowl
• oven
• knife
• mixing bowl
• baking pan
• hand mixer
• toothpicks

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
2. Stir brownie mix, vegetable oil, 2 eggs, and water in a large mixing bowl until smoothly combined and gently mix the chopped peanut butter cups into the batter.
3. Beat peanut butter, sugar, butter, flour, vanilla extract, and 1 egg together in a bowl with an electric mixer until thoroughly combined.
4. Spread half the brownie batter into the bottom of the prepared baking dish and top with 1/4-cup dollops of peanut butter mixture in an even pattern.
5. Pour remaining brownie batter between the dollops. Use a knife to lightly swirl the peanut butter mixture into the brownie batter; do not overmix.
6. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of the brownies comes out with moist crumbs, 30 to 40 minutes. Cool completely before serving.