Peanut Butter Brownie Bars

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I've been having fun making different kinds of brownies. My neighbor loved the cream cheese brownies, so I remembered that he likes peanut butter, so I thought I'd try making a peanut butter brownie. These turned out really yummy, and everyone liked them!

Peanut Butter Brownie Bars

2 cups sugar
4 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
12 tablespoons cocoa
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/4 cups flour

Peanut Butter Layer

1 cup sugar
1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup peanut butter
1 egg
1 1/4 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt

Frosting

1/2 cup butter, melted
3 tablespoons cocoa
3 1/2 - 4 cups flour
1 teaspoon vanilla
milk

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9x13 inch pan with Pam.

In a bowl whisk the flour, baking powder, salt and cocoa.

In a mixer beat the sugar and shortening for 2-3 minutes. Add the eggs and vanilla. Mix in the dry ingredients. Scoop into prepared pan and smooth.

Peanut Butter Layer

In a mixer beat the sugar, peanut butter and shortening. Add the egg and beat well. Mix in the dry ingredients. With your hands scoop up 2 tablespoon blobs of dough and put on top of brownies. You'll have some dough left. I just kind of spaced them out a little, about 4 down and 6 across. Bake for 35 minutes. Cool.

Frosting

Whisk powdered sugar and cocoa. In a mixer beat the powdered sugar mixture with the melted butter and vanilla. Add enough milk to make a smooth frosting. Cover cooled bars.

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