Peanut Butter Brownies

We had a snow day today, and I was reminiscing about an old school cafeteria treat. When I was in school, my favorite school dessert was this chewy peanut butter bar. They were amazing! I know, it's hard to believe that a school cafeteria item can be good, but they really were. So, I decided to make some peanut butter brownies today. These are pretty close to my old school favorite, and are great served warm with vanilla ice cream.

Ingredients

5 tablespoons butter
1 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup peanut butter
1/4 teaspoon baking powder

Directions

In a 3-quart pan over low heat, heat butter until melted. Remove from heat and stir in sugar, eggs, vanilla, flour, peanut butter, and baking powder until smoothly blended. Evenly spread batter in a buttered and floured 8-inch square pan. Bake in 350°F oven until edges feel firm to touch and begin to turn a shade darker, 25 to 30 minutes (but can take up to 40 minutes, depending on your oven). Run a knife between pan rim and baked brownie. Cool in pan on a rack. Cut into squares.