Ingredients
Cooking spray
1 1/4 c. all-purpose flour
1 tsp. kosher salt
1/4 c. unsweetened cocoa powder
1 c. (2 sticks) butter, cut into 1 inch pieces
1 c. chocolate chips, divided
1 1/2 c. granulated sugar
1/2 c. packed brown sugar
5 large eggs, at room temperature
2 tsp. pure vanilla extract
1 c. smooth peanut butter
10 tbsp. butter, softened to room temperature
2 c. powdered sugar
6 drops CBD oil
1/4 tsp. kosher salt
2 tbsp. heavy cream
Preparation
Step 1Preheat oven to 350°. Grease a 9”-×-13” inch baking pan with cooking spray and line with parchment paper. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, salt, and cocoa powder.Step 2 Add 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips to a large, heat-proof bowl. Microwave in 15 second increments, stirring between each time, until chocolate chips are half melted. Add butter and microwave until melted. Stir to combine butter and chocolate until smooth. Add sugars and whisk until combined.Step 3Add eggs one at a time, stirring well between each addition, then stir in vanilla. Add flour mixture to chocolate mixture and fold in dry ingredients with a rubber spatula until just combined. Fold in remaining 1/2 cup chocolate chips. Step 4Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted into center of brownies comes out with a few moist crumbs, about 30 minutes. Let cool completely in panStep 5Meanwhile, make frosting: In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, cream together peanut butter and butter. Add powdered sugar, vanilla, CBD oil, and salt and beat until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in cream to loosen frosting, if needed.Step 6When brownies are cool, frost with peanut butter frosting. Cut into 12 squares and serve.
But here’s the thing: Heating CBD oil above a temperature of 350° will bake off all the good stuff. So instead of adding it to the batter, we dropped some into some creamy peanut butter frosting. We use approximately a half drop per serving (a small bottle can be expensive!), but you can add a bit more if you’d like.
