I love the smell of brownies and cookies baking and how it lingers in the house for several hours after. These brookies combine both scents with a little bit of peanut butter added in.
Need to make them gluten-free? I’ve tried it using Bob’s Red Mill 1 to 1 Baking Flour and they turn out great.
I use my stand mixer with the paddle attachment, but if you don’t have one, beaters will work.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
To make the batter, start by mixing the sugars, peanut butter, and butter together until well blended.
Then mix in the eggs and vanilla until just incorporated.
Then mix in the oats, chocolate chips, walnuts, and coconut flakes, if using.
Combine the flour and baking soda in a separate bowl.
Mix in the flour and baking soda. The dough has the consistency of a sticky cookie dough.
Spray a 9 x 13 inch baking dish with cooking spray and press batter into pan, spreading out evenly.
Bake for about 25 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean of batter.
Now is the time to test your patience. The smells are amazing, but you need to wait to cut into them. I put them on a raised wire rack to cool. I recommend cooling for about 60 minutes, but I have been known to cut into them after about 30 minutes.
Enjoy!
Peanut Butter Brookies
Equipment
- Mixing bowl and paddle attachment or beaters
- 9 x 13 glass baking dish
Ingredients
- ½ cup butter temp room, 1 stick
- ½ cup white sugar
- ½ cup brown sugar light or dark
- ½ cup peanut butter creamy or chunky
- 2 each eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup oats
- 1 cup chocolate chips
- 1 cup sweetened coconut flakes optional
- 1 cup chopped walnuts optional
- 1 cup white flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 350°F.
- Using a paddle attachment on a stand mixer or electric beaters, combine butter, sugars and peanut butter until the sugar is thoroughly mixed in.
- Add the eggs and vanilla and mix until just blended in.
- Add the oats, chocolate chips, coconut, and nuts (if using) and mix until just blended.
- In a separate bowl combine the baking soda with the flour then add to the wet mixture and mix until combined. The dough is thick, like cookie dough.
- Spray a 9 x 13” pan with cooking spray. Scrap dough into pan and smooth out.
- Bake for 22 – 25 minutes until brown and a toothpick comes out clean. Bars should still be soft to the touch.
- Let cool for 60 minutes before cutting.
- Store in an air-tight container.