Peanut Butter Brownie Cookies

Prep Time: 1 hour
Yield: 24 cookies

Ingredients:

1 package Pillsbury® Classic Fudge Brownie
1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted
4 ounces cream cheese, softened
1 egg
1 cup powdered sugar
1 cup Jif® Creamy Peanut Butter
1/2 can Pillsbury® Chocolate Fudge Frosting

Preparation Directions:

1. Heat oven to 350° F. In medium bowl, beat brownie mix, melted butter, cream cheese and egg 50 strokes with spoon until well blended (dough will be sticky).

2. Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets to make 24 cookies; smooth edge of each to form round cookie.

3. In small bowl, mix powdered sugar and peanut butter with spoon until mixture forms a ball. With hands, roll rounded teaspoonfuls peanut butter mixture into 24 balls. Lightly press 1 ball into center of each ball of dough.

4. Bake at 350° F. for 10 to 14 minutes or until edges are set. Cool on cookie sheets for at least 30 minutes.

5. Spread thin layer of frosting over peanut butter portion of each cooled cookie.

High Altitude: (Above 3500 Ft.) Before baking, flatten cookies slightly. Bake at 350° F. for 11 to 15 minutes.