Peanut Butter & Chocolate Brownies

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups sugar
• 3/4 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 4 eggs, beaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup cocoa powder
• 1 cup chocolate chips
• 1 cup macadamia nuts, chopped
• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 2 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
• 2 eggs
• 3/4 cup flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 for chocolate:.
• 2 in a large bowl, cream butter, sugar, salt and vanilla.
• 3 add beaten eggs, mix well.
• 4 add cocoa powder. when well mixed fold in flour to form stiff dough.
• 5 fold in nuts and chocolate chips.
• 6 for peanut butter:.
• 7 in medium bowl, cream butter, sugar, brown sugar, salt.
• 8 add beaten eggs. when well mixed add peanut butter and mix well.
• 9 fold in flour to make a stiff dough.
• 10 in a 9x13 pan layer 1/2 of chocolate evenly in bottom of pan.
• 11 spoon peanut butter cream on top of chocolate in several places around the pan. smooth with spatula trying to cover all the chocolate.
• 12 spoon rest of chocolate on top of peanut butter in several places around pan. smooth with spatula trying to cover all the peanut butter.
• 13 bake @ 350 degrees f for about 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. if you like a gooey brownie stop baking when tooth pick comes out a little dirty but not wet.
• 14 i cut my pan 4 rows by 3 rows, yielding 12 pieces.