Peanut Butter Chewy Brownies

Submitted by Lisa

I got this recipe from the Penzeys Spices spring 2012 catalog.  (great spice store!) I made them last night and half the pan was gone this morning.  Similar to a blonde brownie in texture but with the peanut butter in there it has a ...peanut butter taste!

Ingredients

1 cup peanut butter
2/3 c softened butter
1 1/3 c sugar
1 c brown sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 cups flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 cups chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350.  Grease a 9x13 pan.  In medium bowl, cream together the peanut butter and butter.  Gradually blend in the sugars, eggs and vanilla.  Mix until light and fluffy.  Mix in the dry ingredients and stir until blended.  Stir in the chocolate chips.

Spread into the prepared pan and bake for 25 to 35 minutes or until tooth pick comes out clean.  Cool completely then cut into squares.

Chex School Fuel

submitted by Lisa

This is a great recipe for a quick snack.  The kids (and me) just love it.  When I make banana bread I usually put 1/2 a bag of choc chips in with it.  Well, that left over 1/2 bag is perfect for this recipe!  You can change it up too and add in other things if you so desire but we actually don't mess around with this one.  We like it just the way it is.  Once is has chilled on the pan in your fridge for a bit to set up the chocolate, just break it up and store in an airtight container for easy access.  This recipe is from:  Chex.com

Ingredients:

4	cups Corn Chex® cereal
4	cups Rice Chex® cereal
3/4	cup packed brown sugar
6	tablespoons butter or margarine
3	tablespoons light corn syrup
1/4	teaspoon baking soda
1/4	cup semisweet chocolate chips

Directions:

1.	Into large microwavable bowl, measure cereal; set aside. Line cookie sheet with waxed paper.
2.	In 2-cup microwavable measuring cup, microwave brown sugar, butter and corn syrup uncovered on High 1 to 2 minutes, stirring after 1 minute, until melted and smooth. Stir in baking soda until dissolved. Pour over cereal, stirring until evenly coated. Microwave on High 3 minutes, stirring every minute. Spread on cookie sheet. Cool 10 minutes. Break into bite-size pieces.
3.	In small microwavable bowl, microwave chocolate chips uncovered on High about 1 minute 30 seconds or until chips can be stirred smooth (bowl will be hot). Drizzle over snack. Refrigerate until set. Store in tightly covered container.