Shelly's Recipe

PEANUT BUTTER BROWNIE BARS

Category: Bars

Brownie
1 cup Butter
4 (1 oz) squares unsweetened baking chocolate
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
1 cup flour

Filling
1 cup creamy peanut butter
1/2 cup Butter, softened
3 cups powdered sugar
1/3 cup milk

Drizzle
1/3 cup real semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 tsp shortening

Heat oven to 350. Melt 1 cup butter and baking chocolate in 1-quart saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly, until smooth (2 to 3 minutes). Set aside.

Combine sugar and eggs in large bowl; beat until thick and lemon-colored. Add flour and melted chocolate mixture; beat until well mixed. Pour batter into ungreased 15x10x1-inch jelly-roll pan. Bake for 24 to 28 minutes until brownie is set. Cool completely.

Combine peanut butter and 1/2 cup butter in medium bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy. Reduce speed to low; add powdered sugar and milk. Beat until well mixed. Spread over cooled brownie layer. Cover; refrigerate until firm (1 hour).

Melt chocolate chips and shortening in 1-quart saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly, until smooth (1 to 2 minutes). Drizzle mixture over peanut butter layer. Refrigerate until chocolate is set (1 hour). Cut into bars. Store refrigerated.