Brownie's, Cookies, Peanut Butter... Oh My!

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About time for my first post since creating this site.  My daily routine involves scrolling though my FaceBook catching up on the tales of my friends.  Today my son joined me and exclaimed, "can we make that!" as I scrolled past an image which even caught my eye.  I "liked" Reeses fanpage and today they showed a pan full of cookie dough topped with a Reeses Cup and then topped with a brownie....can we say "YUM"!  The idea I believe is found in the Pampered Chef Cookbook, but here is the link Reeses posted from Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/pin/76631631129669364/

Not my photo but it does do the process justice

Before the store could close and once the summer heat was back below 100 I went an bought the following:
1 bag of peanut butter cups (about 14 per bag)
1 boxed brownie mix 
1 rolled of refrigerated chocolate chip cookie dough

Pick your favorite brand and go for it...really fool proof and very easy to do with your kids.

Preheat oven to 350.  Spray bottom of pan of choice with cooking spray.  

If you have a brownie pan break it out, but you could also use a cupcake pan or even a small cake pan.  If using one of the first two, cut the rolled cookie dough into 1/4 inch circles (just slice through the wrapper) and put into the pan.  If using a cake pan just cut the ends off the roll and remove the wrapper and put into the pan.  With washed hands, have your kids moosh the dough flat and into the corners of the pan so none of the bottom shows.  Surprisingly neither of my kids tried to eat the dough while doing this.  Next unwrap all the peanut butter cups and have the kids place one each of the cups of the pans or wherever they want if using the cake pan.  Final step.  Mix up your brownie mix according to the directions and spoon into each of the cups, leaving a 1/4 gap if possible for the brownies to rise.  I found I had leftover cookie dough and brownie mix so I pulled out a very small round cake pan and mooshed the extra dough into the bottom and covered in brownie mix. 

Bake for 22 minutes.  Let cool completely before turning pan out onto a cookie sheet.  They won't last long so make sure you hide some for yourself.

 I over filled my brownie pan... if you are like me and love the hard brownie edges, go ahead and fill the pan to the top with mix.  You may have to separate them.

 My husband said I should cut one open and show the results but....

 I think this result shows it better.... It was very delicious!