Turtle Buckeye Brownies


Ingredients
Brownies:

  • 1 cup butter , melted
  • 3 cups white sugar
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
  • Peanut Butter Truffle Layer:
  • 6 tablespoons unsalted butter , softened
  • 3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 1� cups powdered sugar
  • 1 tablespoon milk


Turtle Layer:

  • 11 ounces individually wrapped caramels , unwrapped
  • 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup chopped pecans


Instructions
For the Brownie Layer:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. In a large bowl, mix together the melted butter, sugar, and vanilla. Add the eggs one at a time, mixing each egg well into the mixture.
  3. In a separate bowl, add the flour, cocoa, and salt. Stir together. Slowly add the flour mixture to the egg mixture until blended. Stir in the chocolate chips.
  4. Spread batter evenly into a 9x13-inch non-stick Reynolds� Bakeware Pan. If you are using a regular 9x13 baking dish spray it with cooking spray.
  5. Bake for 30-40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Cool brownies.
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