The Humpherys Family

Peanut Butter Blondies

Recipe Added:  11/13/2014
1 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup butter, melted, cooled
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
2 eggs, room temperature
4 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup crunchy peanut butter
1/2 cup peanut butter chips
1/4 cup dry roasted peanuts, chopped
1 1/2 cups mini chocolate chips
 Fudge Frosting Variation
4 cups powdered sugar
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1/4 tsp table salt
1/3 cup butter, softened
1/3 cup boiling water
1 tsp vanilla
Preheat oven to 350 F. Line a 9x13 pan with foil, allowing excess to hang over edges. Spray bottom and sides of foil with cooking spray. Whisk together flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside. In a large bowl, using a mixer, beat butter and sugar together until smooth. Add the eggs and vanilla and continue mixing until thoroughly combined. Mix in the peanut butter. Add the flour mixture to the peanut butter mixture and stir with a spoon until just incorporated. Add the peanut butter chips and the chopped peanuts and stir until evenly distributed. Scrape the batter into the prepared pan using a spatula to evenly spread it.

Bake 20-25 minute, until light golden and toothpick inserted comes out with a few moist crumbs. Place on wire rack and sprinkle chocolate chips evenly across pan. Let set for a few minutes until chocolate melts. Spread melted chips evenly across top and place on a wire rack to cool and allow chocolate to set. Use the foil overhang to pull the whole content from the pan. Cut into squares.

Fudge Frosting Variation Whisk together powdered sugar, cocoa powder and salt Add softened butter, boiling water, and vanilla Beat until smooth and glossy When blondies are done baking, drizzle frosting on top, cool, remove from pan, cut into squares.
Notes
To get clean cuts, use a knife dipped in hot water, wiping with a paper towel after each cut. Store at room temperature in an airtight container. May also do variation with no chocolate topping.
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