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Chocolate Peanut Butter Brownies

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Ingredients
  

Brownies

  • 1 cup butter
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla
  • ⅔ cup cocoa powder
  • 1 cup flour
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder

Peanut Butter Filling:

  • ½ cup butter soft
  • ½ cup creamy peanut butter
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 2-3 teaspoons milk

Chocolate glaze

  • 2 & 1/4 ounces unsalted butter
  • 4 ounces dark chocolate
  • 1 & 1/2 teaspoons light corn syrup

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350º. Put a long piece of non-stick foil in the bottom of a 9 x 13 inch pan, fitting so it covers the bottom of pan, the two shorter sides, plus has some overhang on each side for easy removal.
  • In a large microwave safe bowl, melt the 1 cup butter in the microwave.
  • Stir in sugar, then eggs and vanilla.
  • Add cocoa powder, salt and baking powder.
  • Stir in flour and mix till just combined.
  • Spread evenly into pan.
  • Bake for about 25-30 minutes.
  • Cool completely.

Peanut butter filling

  • Beat ingredients until smooth. Add milk if too thick.
  • Spread filling evenly over cooled brownies.
  • Chill for at least 30 minutes.
  • While the filling is cooling, make glaze.

Glaze

  • Microwave butter & chocolate until smooth.
  • Stir in corn syrup and pour over chilled peanut butter layer.
  • Chill until firm.