Peanut Butter and White Chocolate "Blondie"

Ingredients 
125g plain flour 
1 tsp Baking powder 
100g Butter, at room temperature, plus extra for greasing 
150g crunchy peanut butter 
175g soft light brown sugar 
1 Eggs, beaten 
1 tsp vanilla extract 
75g white chocolate, chopped 

Method 
1. Preheat the oven to 170C/gas 3. Butter the sides of a 20 x 20cm square cake tin and line the base with greaseproof paper. 

2. Sift the flour and baking powder into a small bowl and set aside. 

3. In a large bowl, cream the butter and peanut butter together until very soft. Add the sugar, egg and vanilla extract and beat until well combined. Add the flour, baking powder and the chopped chocolate and mix to form a dough. 

4. Place the dough into the prepared tin and bake in the oven for 25–30 minutes, or until golden brown and almost firm in the centre. 

5. Remove from the oven and allow to cool in the tin, before removing and cutting into squares.


by Imelda

Brownies

INGREDIENTS: 

* 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 
* 1 teaspoon baking powder 
* 1 teaspoon salt 
* 2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 
* 2 1/4 cups white sugar 
* 1/2 cup chopped pecans 
* 3/4 cup melted butter 
* 4 eggs 

DIRECTIONS: 

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). 
2. Grease and flour a 9x13inch baking pan. 
3. Mix together flour, baking powder, cocoa powder and salt. Stir to blend. 
4. Mix in 3/4 cup melted butter and 4 eggs. 
5. Mix thoroughly. Spread batter evenly into prepared baking pan. 
3. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes in preheated oven. Cool completely in pan before cutting into 2 inch squares


by Brenda

Double Chocolate Brownie Bars

Double Chocolate Brownie Bars 

Ingredients 
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine 
2 cups (12-oz pkg) Hershey's semi sweet chocholate chips, divided 
1 & 1/2 cups sugar 
1 & 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 
1 teaspoon vanilla extract 
1/2 teaspoon baking powder 
1/2 teaspoon salt 
3 eggs 
1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts 

Method 
Heat over to 350degee F 
Grease 13x9x2 inch baking pan 
Place butter and 1 cup chocolate chips in large microwave-safe bowl. Microwave at HIGH (100%), 1 to 1.5mins or until chips are melted when stirred 
Add sugar, flour, vanilla, baking powder, salt and eggs; stir with spoon until smooth 
Stir in remaining 1 cup chips 
Spread butter batter into prepared pan;sprinkle walnuts over top 
Bake 30mins or until center is set 
Cool completely in pan on wire rack 
Cut into bars 
Store tightly covered 
36 bars 


 receipe off the Hershey's wrapper.