Union South Peanut Butter Brownies

Preheat the oven to 350ºF and grease a 9×9″ baking pan.

Melt the chocolate, half of the butter, and the olive oil in a small saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly until smooth.

Pour the chocolate into a mixing bowl and beat in the sugar either by hand or by using an electric mixer. Add the flour, eggs and salt and stir until everything is just mixed.

Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Bake at 350ºF for 35-40 minutes, or until the edges begin to pull away from the pan and the top feels slightly firm to the touch. Allow to cool for 10 minutes, then run a knife around the edges of the pan. Turn the brownies out onto a wire rack to cool completely before frosting.

For the frosting:

Beat the remaining half of the butter and the peanut butter until creamy and relatively smooth. There will still be a few small lumps, but these will get smoothed out when you add the milk.

Slowly add the powdered sugar until it is incorporated into the peanut butter. Add the milk and beat until smooth.

Spread the frosting evenly over the cooled brownies.