Peanut Butter 'n Fudge Brownies

Courtly's Note:

From a Pillsbury Bake-Off. These sound like a wonderful treat.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 10 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 36

Yield: 36.0 bars

Chocolate Portion

• 2 cups sugar
• 1 cup butter , softened
• 4 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 ½ cups flour
• ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup peanut butter chip

Peanut Butter Portion

• ¾ cup peanut butter
• 1⁄3; cup butter , softened
• 1⁄3; cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons flour
• ¾ teaspoon vanilla
• 2 eggs

Frosting

• 3 ounces unsweetened chocolate
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 2 2⁄3; cups powdered sugar
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ¾ teaspoon vanilla
• 4 -5 tablespoons water

Directions:

1. Heat oven to 350. Greased 13 x 9 inch pan. In large bowl, beat 2 cups of sugar and 1 cup of butter until light and fluffy. Add 4 eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add 2 t. vanilla; blend well. In small bowl, combine 1 1/2 cups flour, cocoa, baking powder and 1/2 t. salt. Gradually add flour mixture to sugar mixture; mix well. Stir in peanut butter chips.
2. In small bowl, beat peanut butter and 1/3 cup butter until smooth. Add 1/3 cup sugar and 2 T. flour; mix well. Add 3/4 t. vanilla and 2 eggs; blend well. Spread half of chocolate mixture in greased pan. Spread peanut butter mixture evenly over chocolate mixture. Spread remaining chocolate mixture evenly over peanut butter mixture. To marble, pull knife through layers in wide curves.
3. Bake at 350 for 40-50 minutes or until top springs back when touched lightly in center and brownies begin to pull away from sides of pan. Cool completely.
4. In medium saucepan over low heat, melt chocolate and 3 T. butter, stirring constantly until smooth.
5. Remove from heat, stir in powdered sugar, 1/4 t. salt, 3/4 t. vanilla and enough water for desired spreading consistency. Frost cooled brownies; cut into bars.

Reviews

[Chef #1391446]

OMG, these are to die for!!! Well worth the effort. Made these for my book group and the family ate most of them before the I got to serve them to the ladies. I have made them a few more times and they are now on my special list!

[Liz Poolside]

I made this recipe and all my family members loved it! Its a little bit of work, but well worth it. I'm not a peanut butter fan, this recipe changed my mind. P.S. Im not much of a baker, but I do like making and eating these brownies.