Peanut Butter Brownies With Chocolate Ganache

Ingredients

Brownies

• 2 sticks of unsalted butter, softened
• 1 � cups sugar
• 1 cup creamy peanut butter
• 2 large eggs, plus 1 large egg yolk
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 2 cups flour
• 1 � cups semisweet chocolate chips
• � tsp salt

Ganache

• 1 � cups semisweet chocolate chips
• � cup heavy cream
• 1 Tbsp unsalted butter, softened

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350�F.
2. Grease a 9X13" baking pan.

Make the brownies

1. Beat together butter and sugar at medium speed until light and fluffy, then add peanut butter, beating until well incorporated. Mix in the eggs, egg yolk, and vanilla. Reduce the mixer speed to low, and beat in the flour until just combined.
2. Fold in the chocolate chips (1 � cups), then pour the batter into the prepared baking pan. Smooth the top with a spatula.
3. Bake 40 to 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean.
4. Cool completely in the pan on a cooling rack, about 1 � hours.

Make the ganache

1. Bring the cream to a boil in a small saucepan, and pour it over the chocolate chips in a heat-proof bowl. Let stand for 1 minute.
2. Gently whisk in the butter, until both the butter and chocolate are melted.
3. Spread ganache on cooled brownies. Let stand until set, about 15 minutes