Peanut Butter Cup Blondie Brownies

Ingredients:

· ¼ cup butter

· ½ cup creamy peanut butter

· 2 tablespoons milk

· 1½ cups all-purpose flour

· ½ teaspoon baking powder

· ¼ teaspoon salt

· 2 large eggs

· 1 cup brown sugar

· 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

· ½ Cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

· 16 mini peanut butter cups

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350-degrees.

2. Prepare a 9-inch square baking pan with cooking spray or lined with parchment paper.

3. Melt butter in a small saucepan, remove from heat and add peanut butter, and milk; stir until smooth. Let cool slightly.

4. Whisk together flour, baking powder and salt, set aside.

5. In a separate bowl mix together eggs, brown sugar, and vanilla extract. Gradually whisk in melted butter/peanut butter mixture until combined and smooth.

6. Add flour mixture and chocolate chips into peanut butter mixture, stir until just combined.

7. Spread batter into prepared 9-inch square baking pan. Arrange mini peanut butter cups in 4 rows of 4.

8. Bake at 350-degrees for 20 minutes, or until cake tester or wooden toothpick inserted in center comes out with moist crumbs.

9. Let pan cool before cutting. Cut into 16 even squares.