PEANUT BUTTER BLONDIE BARS

PEANUT BUTTER BLONDIE BARS image

Yield 12 brownies

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 cup plain flour
1 t. baking powder
1/2 t. salt
1 stick salted butter, melted and cooled
1 1/2 cups packed light brown sugar
2 large eggs
1 TBS + 1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup crunchy peanut butter at room temperature (would not suggest using natural for this recipe)
3/4 cup peanut butter chips

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 and line a 9″ square pan with greased foil, letting the foil hang over the sides for easy lifting from the pan after baking. Combine flour, baking powder and salt in a mixing bowl. In mixer bowl, whisk butter and brown sugar until smooth. Add eggs and vanilla and mix well; then add peanut butter. When well-blended, add the flour mixture and mix until just incorporated; then add the peanut butter chips. Mix until evenly distributed. Pour into the pan and smooth the top. Bake for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out with relatively few crumbs stuck to it. Cool in the pan for as long as you can stand to wait, then remove using the foil and cut into squares.