Peanut Butter Swirl Brownies

Kim D.'s Note:

If you like peanut butter you will love these brownies... kids love them too!

• Total Time: 55 mins
• Prep Time: 25 mins
• Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 16 brownies

• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, softened
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
• 1/3 cup peanut butter chip
• 1/3 cup cocoa powder
• 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Directions:

1. In a mixing bowl, combine butter and sugars.
2. Add eggs and milk; mix well.
3. Combine flour, baking powder, and salt; add to creamed mixture and mix well.
4. Divide batter in half.
5. To one portion, add peanut butter and peanut butter chips.
6. To the other portion, add cocoa and chocolate chips; mix well.
7. In a greased 9-inch square pan, spoon chololate batter into 8 mounds in a checker board pattern.
8. Spoon 8 mounds of peanut butter batter in between the chocolate batter.
9. Cut through batter with a knife to swirl.
10. Bake at 350F for 25-30 minutes or until toothpick interted near the center comes out clean.
11. Cool on a wire rack.

Reviews

[Mysterygirl]

Such a cool recipe. It was so easy to make and the turned out really nice looking. I was told that even the edges that I cut off and had dried out a bit were wonderful. Thanks for posting a neat recipe...they'll make my friend's birthday special.

[Chef shapeweaver ©]

I made this for two events," Cooking From The Pantry " in the Canning/Dehydrating Forum and " Flours and Romance " in the Food Photo Forums.Except for adding 1 teaspoon of vanilla to the batter,the recipe was made as it was written. Since my SO and I like a thicker brownie, I used an 8 x 8 inch pan. And since a smaller pan was used,about more minutes was added on to the baking time. Both my SO and myself really enjoyed the taste of this brownie. :) For all of you who likes a peanut butter/chocolate combo,this is a recipe you should try. I'm sure going to make this one again. Thanks for posting and, " Keep Smiling :) "

[Chef #310060]

I made this recipe and doubled for a larger batch and they were great- huge hit for game night. a few days later, I adjusted the recipe to make peanut butter brownies without the chocolate and they were even better! great recipe!