Peanut Butter Swirl Brownies

Name: Peanut Butter Swirl Brownies
Yield: Makes 16 brownies
Ingredients: 3 ounces (85 grams), unsweetened chocolate, chopped; 8 tablespoons, unsalted butter (1 stick) , cut into chunks; 1 cup (7 ounces/198 grams), sugar; 1/2 teaspoon, baking powder; 1/4 teaspoon, table salt; 2 , large eggs; 1 teaspoon, vanilla extract; 2/3 cup (3⅓ ounces/94 grams), all-purpose flour; 1/3 cup, peanut butter, at room temperature; 4 ounces (113 grams), semisweet or bittersweet chocolate, chopped; 1 tablespoon, vegetable oil

Desserts or Baked Goods
Chocolate
Brownies & Bars
Cookies

Appears in Cook's Country February/March 2005

As good as plain chocolate brownies are, we wanted brownies sturdy enough to be topped and flavored with a variety of options.

SERVES Makes 16 brownies

TIME 1¼ hours, plus 1 hour cooling (if using frosting)

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