Triple-Layer Pretzel Brownies

Name: Triple-Layer Pretzel Brownies
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 2 dozen
Ingredients: 3 cups crushed pretzels; 3/4 cup butter, melted; 3 tablespoons sugar; 1 package fudge brownie mix (13x9-inch pan size); 3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips; 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter

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Total Time:Prep: 30 min. Bake: 35 min. + cooling

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Recipe by Cathie Ayers, Hilton, New York

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Updated on Sep. 24, 2022

Think of a brownie pie with a pretzel crust and peanut butter-chocolate topping. Now stop thinking about it and make it happen. —Cathie Ayers, Hilton, New York

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Yield:2 dozen

Prep:30 min

Cook:35 min

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Ingredients

3 cups crushed pretzels
3/4 cup butter, melted
3 tablespoons sugar
1 package fudge brownie mix (13x9-inch pan size)
3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter

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Directions

1
Preheat oven to 400°. In a small bowl, combine pretzels, butter and sugar. Press into an ungreased 13x9-in. baking dish. Bake 8 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.

2
Reduce heat to 350°. Prepare brownie mix batter according to package directions. Pour over prepared crust. Bake 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with moist crumbs (do not overbake). Cool completely on a wire rack.
3
In a microwave, melt chocolate chips and peanut butter; stir until smooth. Spread over top. Refrigerate 30 minutes or until firm. Cut into bars. Store in an airtight container.