Buckeye Brownie Bites

I tried a new recipe last night, and well it had chocolate and peanut butter, so of course it was delicious!! I am calling the recipe Buckeye Brownie Bites because I think it describes it well and is more fun than, Peanut Butter Brownie Cookies.
The original recipe called for a brownie box mix....but for those of you who know me well, I never (I know, never say never) ...rarely make things easy for myself. So I used our favorite brownie recipe for that part.
Without further ado...the cookies!!!

Buckeye Brownie Bites
4 squares unsweetened chocolate
2 cups sugar
1 cup flour
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking powder
                                        
 (or just use a box mix instead of the above ingredients....whatever your preference)

1/4 cup butter
4 oz. cream cheese
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup powdered sugar
1 cup creamy peanut butter
3/4 cup chocolate frosting or glaze (optional)

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees. In saucepan melt butter and unsweetened chocolate. Once melted remove from heat and stir in cream cheese until blended. Add egg and vanilla.

2. Stir in sugar, flour, salt and baking powder.

3. Roll dough into 1- 1 1/2 inch balls and place on un-greased cookie sheet 2 inches apart. (Making them this size you will get about 40 cookies. The original recipe said the amount should be a rounded tablespoon which would make 24 cookies, but that seemed kind of big to me.)

4. In a small bowl mix powdered sugar and peanut butter, then form into small balls with hands. (Be sure to get the same number of peanut butter balls as you have brownie balls, the picture is so you can see size comparison between the two.)

5. With thumb mush the brownies to create a nest for the peanut butter, and smooth the edges.

 

6. Place peanut butter in the nest, and flatten.

 

 

7. Bake at 350 degrees for 10-14 minutes. Allow to cool for 30 minutes on cookie sheet before removing.

8. Spread frosting or glaze on cookies if desired.

 

 

I should give you a warning with this recipe, they are rather dangerous, as one would wish to consume all the cookies by oneself. So don't make it if you are the only one in the house, because they would all be gone by the time anyone else got home.