Chocolate-Topped Peanut Butter Brownies

Name: Chocolate-Topped Peanut Butter Brownies
Ingredients: ¼ cup (½ stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature; ½ cup granulated sugar; 2 eggs; ¼ cup chunk-style peanut butter; 1 cup (packed) light brown sugar; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1½ ounces (1½ squares) semisweet chocolate; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1½ cups all-purpose flour; ½ teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted; 2 teaspoons unsalted butter; ½ cup chunk-style peanut butter

Preparation info

Makes
1
8 x 8 inch panful

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Mrs. Witty's Monster Cookies

By Helen Witty

Published 1983

About

With the interests of both chocolate and peanut butter fans in mind, these rich bars have been given a double helping of each goody. A little chocolate is swirled enticingly through the crunchy peanut butter batter, and the frosting of more peanut butter is capped with more chocolate, drizzled on and then spanked into little peaks.

Ingredients

¼ cup (½ stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature
¼ cup chunk-style peanut butter

Dessert
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 350°F, with an oven rack in the center position. Grease and flour an 8-inch square baking pan.
In a mixing bowl (using a wooden spoon) or