Chocolate Peanut Butter Brownies

Ingredients

• 2 square 1 ounce each unsweetened chocolate
• ½ cup butter or margarine
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup sugar
• ½ cup all-purpose flour
• 1½ cup filling confectioners' sugar
• ½ cup filling creamy peanut butter
• ¼ cup filling butter or margarine, softened
• 2½ tbsp filling; 2 to 3 tablespoons light cream or milk
• 1 square glaze; 1 ounce semisweet baking chocolate
• 1 tbsp glaze butter or margarine

Method

1. In a small saucepan, melt the chocolate and butter over low heat; set aside. In a mixing bowl, beat the eggs and sugar until light and pale colored. Add the flour and melted chocolate; stir well. Pour into a greased 9-in. square baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes or until the brownies test done. Cool.
2. For the filling, beat the confectioners' sugar, peanut butter and butter in a mixing bowl. Stir in the cream or milk until the mixture reaches desired spreading consistency. Spread over the cooled brownies; cover and chill until firm.
3. For the glaze, melt the chocolate and butter in a saucepan, stirring until smooth. Drizzle over the filling. Chill before cutting. Store in the refrigerator.

Notes

2nd place. Yield: about 5 dozen. From Patsy Burgin, Lebanon, Indiana.

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