Recipe - Peanut Swirl Brownies

1 cup Chocolate chips
One half cup Butter
2/3 cup Granulated sugar
2 Eggs
1 teaspoon Vanilla
Three fourths cup Allpurpose flour
One half teaspoon Baking powder
One fourth teaspoon Salt
One half cup Peanut butter chips

TOPPING
1 cup Chocolate chips
4 teaspoon Vegetable oil
One fourth cup Peanut butter chips

In 2cup measure, microwave chocolate with butter at Medium for 3 to 4
minutes or until melted, stirring once. Let cool slightly.

In bowl, beat sugar with eggs; blend in chocolate mixture and vanilla.
Combine flour, baking powder and salt; blend into chocolate mixture. Stir
in peanut butter chips. spread in ungreased 8inch square baking dish.
Microwave at High for 4 One half to 5 minutes or until top is no longer sticky,
rotating dish once. Let stand on countertop for 10 minutes. Set on rack and
let cool completely.

Topping: Meanwhile, in small bowl, combine chocolate and 1 tablespoon of
the oil; microwave at Medium for 2 to 2 One half minutes or until melted,
stirring twice. in separate bowl, mix peanut butter chips with remaining
oil; microwave at Medium for 1 to 2 minutes or until melted, stirring once.

Spread chocolate mixture over brownies. At 1inch intervals, drizzle with
bands of peanut butter mixture. Pull tip of knife at right angles through
bands. Pull knife through bands in opposite direction. Refrigerate for 1
hour or until topping is set. Cut into squares.

Per serving: 298 Calories; 18g Fat (51% calories from fat); 4g Protein; 34g
Carbohydrate; 39mg Cholesterol; 132mg Sodium

NOTES : You can substitute white chocolate chips for the peanut butter
chips in both the base and topping.

Recipe by: Canadian Living, April 1990

Posted to BakeryShoppe Digest V1 #192 by Kim krobb@summer.com on Aug
16, 1997