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Peanut Butter Football Brownies

Updated Oct 3, 2023
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Game day isn’t complete without brownies on the menu! These football-shaped bars are perfect for peanut butter lovers, with peanut butter chips stirred into the batter and a simple chocolate-peanut butter frosting.

Peanut Butter Football Brownies

  • Prep Time 25 min
  • Total 2 hr 45 min
  • Servings 8
  • Ingredients 7
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Ingredients

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Line 9-inch square pan with foil, allowing some to extend over edges of pan. Grease bottom and sides of foil with shortening or cooking spray.
  • Step 
    2
    Make brownie batter as directed on box. Stir in peanut butter chips. Spread in pan.
  • Step 
    3
    Bake 28 to 31 minutes or until toothpick inserted 2 inches from side of pan comes out almost clean. Cool completely on cooling rack, about 1 1/2 hours. Freeze in pan 15 minutes.
  • Step 
    4
    Using foil to lift, remove brownies from pan, and peel foil away. With football-shaped cookie cutter, cut brownies into football shapes. Set aside leftover pieces for snacking.
  • Step 
    5
    In small bowl, stir frosting and peanut butter until combined. Spread frosting on tops of brownies. Pipe on decorating icing to look like football laces. Store in airtight container at room temperature.

Nutrition

350 Calories
15g Total Fat
3g Protein
51g Total Carbohydrate
36g Sugars

Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens

  • tip 1
    No football cookie cutter? Make a paper cutout, and cut the brownies around the shape.
  • tip 2
    Freezing the brownies makes it easier to cut them into shapes.
  • tip 3
    Swap white decorating icing for melted white vanilla baking chips, if desired. Melt 2 tablespoons white vanilla baking chips in small microwavable bowl uncovered on High for 30 seconds; stir, then continue to heat on High in 10-second increments until melted and smooth....
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