Peanut Butter Cookie Brownies with Pretzel Crust

There are three layers here; pretzel crust, chocolate brownie, and peanut butter cookie.  My pan was a little bit bigger the 9x13 inch, so don't freak out if yours are a little thicker than mine. 

Oh and they're really healthy. I mean, they have a ton of dairy from all that butter. Heh heh.  

For crust:

3 cups crushed pretzels

1 cup melted butter

3 tablespoons sugar

1/2 t salt

For Brownies:

2 sticks of butter

2 1/2 cups of sugar

4 large eggs

1 tablespoon vanilla

1 1/4 cups of cocoa powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

2 cups chocolate chips (optional, sadly I had none)

For Peanut Butter Cookie Layer:

1/2 cup peanut butter, melted

1/2 cup butter, melted

1/4 cup honey

1/2 cup brown sugar

2 teaspoons vanilla

1 egg

3/4 cup flour 

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

Mix together the crust ingredients and firmly press into the bottom of a 9x13 inch pan. 

For the brownies, mix together the butter and sugar in a microwave safe bowl and cook until melted and bubbly. Let cool slightly and mix in the eggs and vanilla. Mix together the cocoa powder, salt, flour, and baking powder. Add to the butter mixture and mix until combined. Drop spoonfuls of the brownie batter all over the pretzel crust and then carefully spread to the edges, trying not to lift up the crust.  

For the peanut butter cookie layer, mix together the peanut butter, butter, honey, and sugar. And the vanilla and egg. Add the flour, soda, and salt and mix to combine. Drop spoonfuls over the brownie batter and carefully spread all the way to the sides. 

Bake at 350º for about half an hour. Allow to cool before cutting.

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