Chocolate Stuffed Peanut Butter Brownies

A winner from the Betty Crocker's Cookies and Bars cookbooklet.

• Ready In: 50 mins
• Yields: 24 bars

Ingredients

• 1 1⁄3 cups  packed brown sugar
• 1⁄4 cup  melted butter
• 1⁄2 cup creamy peanut butter
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 3  eggs
• 1 1⁄2 cups flour
• 3⁄4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 36  one-inch reese  peanut butter cups
• 1⁄2 cup  milk chocolate chips

Directions

1. Heat oven to 350º. Grease bottom and sides of 13x9 pan.
2. Beat brown sugar, butter, peanut butter, vanilla and eggs in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Stir in flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Cut 12 of the candies in fourths. Stir in cut-up candies and chocolate chips into batter. Spread in pan.
3. Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until golden. Immediately press remaining candies into brownies in 4 even rows of 6 candies each. Cool completely. Cut into 6 rows by 4 rows.