Peanut Layered Brownies

Submitted by JLBurnell

"From Kraft magazine. The cooking time also includes cooling."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 30mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 36

ingredients

• 4 baker's unsweetened chocolate squares
• 177.44 ml butter or 177.44 ml margarine
• 473.18 ml granulated sugar
• 4 eggs
• 9.85 ml vanilla, divided
• 236.59 ml flour
• 236.59 ml creamy peanut butter (at room temperature)
• 118.29 ml powdered sugar
• 2 semi-sweet chocolate baking squares

directions

1. PREHEAT oven to 350°F Line 13x9-inch baking pan with foil, with ends of foil extending over sides of pan; grease foil.
2. Microwave unsweetened chocolate and butter in large microwaveable bowl on HIGH 2 minute or until butter is melted. Stir until chocolate is completely melted. Add granulated sugar; mix well.
3. Blend in eggs and 1 teaspoons of the vanilla. Stir in flour until well blended. Spread into prepared pan.
4. BAKE 30 to 35 minute or until wooden toothpick inserted in center comes out with fudgy crumbs. (Do not overbake.) Cool in pan on wire rack.
5. BEAT peanut butter, powdered sugar and remaining 1 teaspoons vanilla until well blended.
6. Spread over brownie.
7. Microwave semi-sweet chocolate in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 2 minute Stir until chocolate is completely melted.
8. Drizzle chocolate from spoon over peanut butter layer.
9. Refrigerate 30 minute or until chocolate is firm. Remove brownie from pan, using foil handles.
10. Cut into 36 brownies to serve.