Shelly's Recipe

CHOCOLATE BROWNIE PEANUT BUTTER CUP BARS WITH MARBLE GLAZES

Category: Brownies/Blondies

1 cup butter, at room temperature
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups flour
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup peanut butter regular or chunky
1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips or milk chocolate
6 large or 12 miniature peanut butter cups chopped up in chunks

Preheat oven to 325.

Cream butter, peanut butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add all the rest of the ingredients till blended. Stir in chocolate chips and peanut butter cups. Pat down dough in a greased brownie size pan or baking pan of choice with cocoa floured fingers, glass is not preferred. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes, or till toothpick is clean in the center of the brownies. DO NOT OVERBAKE. Cool before cutting.

Sprinkle with powdered sugar. Glaze with thin icing chocolate or vanilla or peanut butter or all three as a swirl or marble effect.

Glaze Recipes:
Peanut Butter Glaze
4 teaspoons water
2/3 cup powdered sugar
1 tablespoon creamy peanut butter

For Vanilla Glaze:
2 cups powdered sugar
2 tablespoons water
1 tablespoon melted butter
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Mix together till smooth, add a few more drops of water till thick and flowing

For Chocolate Glaze:
4 ounces semi-sweet chocolate
3 Tablespoons butter
1 Tablespoon light corn syrup
Add 2 tablespoon of water to each of these glazes mix thoroughly.