Perfect Peanut Butter Swirl Brownies

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 1 1/4 cups flour
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup butter
• 4 ounces unsweetened chocolate
• 4 ounces semisweet chocolate
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 cup peanut butter
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 large egg

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f and grease a 13x9-inch metal baking pan.
• 2 prepare brownies: on waxed paper, combine flour, baking powder, and salt.
• 3 in 3-quart saucepan, heat butter and chocolates over low heat until melted, stirring frequently.
• 4 remove saucepan from heat; stir in sugar.
• 5 add vanilla and eggs; stir until well mixed.
• 6 stir flour until well mixed.
• 7 stir flour mixture into chocolate mixture until blended.
• 8 prepare peanut butter swirl: in medium bowl, with mixer at medium speed, beat peanut butter, sugar, butter, flour, vanilla, and egg until well blended.
• 9 spread 2 cups chocolate batter in pan; top with 6 large dollops of peanut butter mixture.
• 10 spoon remaining chocolate batter over and between peanut butter in 6 large dollops.
• 11 with tip of knife, cut and twist through mixtures to create swirled effect.
• 12 bake brownie 30 to 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted 2 inches from edge comes out almost clean.
• 13 cool in pan on wire rack.
• 14 when cool, cut brownie lengthwise into 4 strips, then cut each strip crosswise into 6 pieces.