Instructions:

Brownies: Heat oven to 350F. Heat chocolate with butter over low heat or in microwave on High 1 minutes until butter is melted. Stir until chocolate is completely melted; cool. Sift flour with baking powder and salt. Set aside. Beat eggs. Gradually add 1 cup sugar, beating until well blended. Blend in cooled chocolate mixture and vanilla. Stir in flour mixture. Spread into greased and floured 8 inch square pan. Combine peanut butter, 1/4 c sugar and milk; blend well. Top brownies with spoonfuls of peanut butter mixture. Swirl with knife to marble. Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until brownies begin to pull away from sides of pan. Cool in pan on wire rack.

Icing: Melt chocolate with 1/2 c peanut butter in double boiler over hot, not boiling water or in microwave oven on Medium for 3 minutes. Stir until well blended. Spread over top of cooled brownies. Melt remaining peanut butter as above and drop by spoonfuls onto icing. Swirl with knife to marble. Chill until set. Makes: 16 Brownies

by Anne MacLellan