Alper Sarikaya — Crack Brownies

Ingredients

• 10 tbsp butter, unsalted
• 1 1/4 C sugar
• 3/4 C plus 2 tbsp cocoa powder
• 1/4 tsp kosher salt
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 large eggs, cold
• 1/2 C all-purpose flour
• 1 C butter, slightly softened
• 2-3 tsp vanilla extract
• 4 C powdered sugar
• 1-2 tbsp milk, as needed
• 1/2 C peanuts, coarsley chopped
• 2 C crisp rice cereal
• 2/3 C peanut butter, creamy
• 1 1/3 C semisweet chocolate chips