Ultra Rich Peanut Butter Brownie Bars

Searched high and low for recipes to spring board off of for PB Blondies. WOW. 

I find their lack of Pb disturbing! (star wars, Darth, get it? eh never mind)

Well It led me to playing around with what I was discovering to be "the basics"

....and then kicking it up a FEW notches.

All the recipes had about a cup of flour and usually 2 eggs. About 1/3 cup to 1 cup butter, varied, and 1 cup to 1 1/2 cups sugar (various mixes of brown and white)  The PB was usually only 1/2 cup. Which bothers me, I even disobey JIFs recipe and add more to their cookies. How on earth can I be expected to follow that? Also, I want moist chewy and not killing me with sugar. No cakey no candy.

WELL... that led me to this..... My GF PB Brownie Bars

WARNING: THESE ARE AN EXPERIMENT. THEY ARE VERY RICH AND MOIST

1 cup brown sugar

1 cup PB, plus 1/4 for melting

1 cup GF self rising/baking flour

7 tablespoons butter/crisco

2 large eggs

2 teaspoons of vanilla pudding mix

1/2 teaspoon vanillapinch of salt

1 cup reeses chips

1 tablespoon cocoa powder

preheat oven to 350. line pan with foil, spray/grease.

melt butter/crisco in bowl. add brown sugar and stir. add pb.

add eggs, vanilla, salt. add flour and pudding mix.

add chips. melt extra pb in microwave. add cocoa. set aside.

pour mix in prepared pan. spread evenly. spread zig zag or even the cocoa - pb melted mix on top.

place in oven and cook 30-35 mins, or until done.

let sit 5 mins. then remove with foil and cool another 5. cut and serve.





IF YOU WOULD LIKE A LESS MOIST, LESS DENSE AND LESS RICH BAR...

try this instead (better for add ins)

1 1/3 cup flour

1 stick butter

2 eggs

1/2 cup pb

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla

pinch salt

same basic instructions. mix and cook.

 for more cake like beat eggs first.

you can add in candy, chips, nuts, top with whatever.

either way you do it.....

ENJOY!