Peanut Butter Topped Brownies
By: Anonymous
Published: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 - 1:26am

Ingredients




1 cup butter
5 blocks (5 oz.) baking chocolate, broken into pieces
4 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups sugar
1 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup chopped nuts
2 cups confectioners' sugar
1/2 cup peanut butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
6 tablespoons milk

Preparation

1 BROWNIES: Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 9x13x2 inch pan. Melt the butter in a small saucepan over low heat. Remove from heat; add baking chocolate and stir until melted. Set aside to cool. 2 In a small mixer bowl, beat eggs and vanilla slightly; gradually add sugar, beating well. Add cooled chocolate mixture. Combine flour, baking powder and salt; blend into chocolate mixture. Stir in nuts. Pour into pan, bake 30 to 35 minutes or until brownies begin to pull away from sides of pan. Cool completely in pan. Makes about 32 brownies. 3 Frost with Peanut Butter Frosting. 4 FROSTING: In small mixer bowl, combine all ingredients; beat until smooth.