Rosie's Peanut Butter Topped Brownie Bars

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 6 ounces unsweetened chocolate
• 1 cup unsalted butter or 1 cup unsalted margarine
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 4 large eggs
• 1 cup flour
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 2 tablespoons peanut butter
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 2 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter or 2 1/2 tablespoons unsalted margarine, room temp
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 5 ounces bittersweet chocolate
• 2 teaspoons light corn syrup

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 lightly butter a 9" square baking dish.
• 3 melt chocolate and butter in microwave or in top of double boiler over simmering water.
• 4 let mixture cool 5 minutes.
• 5 place sugars in medium size bowl, and pour in chocolate mixture.
• 6 mix on medium speed until blended, then scrape bowl.
• 7 add vanilla.
• 8 with mixer on medium low, add eggs one at a time and blend well after each addition.
• 9 scrape bowl and then add flour, mixing on low for 20 seconds.
• 10 stir in nuts by hand.
• 11 spread batter evenly into pan.
• 12 bake for 35 minutes or just until center has risen level to sides and tester in center comes out with moist crumbs.
• 13 remove from pan to cool 1 hour.
• 14 variation: can bake in 8" pan by reducing heat to 325f and bake for 45-50 minutes.
• 15 peanut butter topping:.
• 16 place all ingredients in food processor and process until smooth.
• 17 spread evenly over brownies and freeze for 1 hour.
• 18 buttercream:.
• 19 melt chocolate in microwave, then stir in light corn syrup.
• 20 let cool 10 minutes, then spread buttercream on peanut butter layer.
• 21 refrigerate pan and let chcoclate harden 30 minutes.
• 22 then cut and serve with a nice cold glass of milk!