Chocolate Peanut-Butter Layer Brownies
Serves: 3
Fatima Kris
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
52
Spice
45
Sweetness
59
Sourness
36
mins
Prep time (avg)
4.7
Difficulty
Ingredients:
1.25 cups
Sugar3 large
Egg1 tsp
Vanilla2 cup
All-Purpose Flour1 tsp
Baking Powder1 tsp
Salt1 cup
Chunky Peanut ButterDirections:
1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and butter and flour a 9-inch square baking pan, knocking out excess flour
2
In a double boiler or metal bowl set over a saucepan of barely simmering water melt chocolate, stirring, until smooth and remove top of double boiler or bowl from heat
3
Cool chocolate to room temperature
4
In a large bowl with an electric mixer beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy and beat in eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition, and vanilla
5
Into a small bowl sift together flour, baking powder, and salt and beat into butter mixture just until blended well
6
Divide batter between 2 bowls
7
Whisk peanut butter into batter in 1 bowl
8
Whisk melted chocolate into batter in other bowl and stir in chopped chocolate or chocolate chips
9
Spread peanut-butter batter evenly in pan
10
Drop chocolate batter by large spoonfuls onto peanut-butter batter and spread carefully to form an even layer
11
Bake brownies in middle of oven 35 to 40 minutes, or until a tester comes out with crumbs adhering to it
12
Cool brownies completely in pan on a rack before cutting into 16 squares
13
Brownies keep, layered between sheets of waxed paper in an airtight container at cool room temperature, 5 days