Monster Cookie Dough Brownies
Fudgy brownies topped with peanut buttery monster cookie dough and rich chocolate ganache!
Ingredients
Brownies:
- 1 box of brownie mix plus ingredients to make
Monster Cookie Dough:
- ⅓ cup unsalted butter softened
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- ⅔ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup quick cook oats
- ⅓ cup mini semisweet chocolate chips plus more for topping
- ⅓ cup mini M&M's plus more for topping
Chocolate Ganache:
- 4 ounces semisweet chocolate chips
- ½ cup heavy cream
Instructions
Make the Brownies:
- Line an 8-inch square baking pan with parchment paper and spray with nonstick cooking spray. Prepare and bake brownies according to package instructions; allow to cool completely.
Make the Cookie Dough:
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the butter, sugar, and peanut butter together until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add the vanilla and salt and continue mixing.
- With the mixer on low speed, add the flour, followed by the oats. Once incorporated, fold in the chocolate chips and M&M's.
- Spread cookie dough evenly over the cooled brownies.
Make the Ganache:
- Place chocolate in a medium bowl. Heat the heavy cream in a small saucepan on the stove until it just begins to boil. Immediately pour heavy cream over the chocolate, cover with plastic wrap, and let sit for 5 minutes. Remove plastic wrap and whisk until smooth.
- Pour ganache evenly over the cookie dough. Sprinkle with M&Ms and chocolate chips. Refrigerate until ganache has set. Slice and enjoy!