Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Blondies

I must be on some kind of blondie kick because this is my second recipe in a week about blondies. If you swoon over peanut butter and chocolate desserts like I do, you have to make these Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Blondies. I can’t wait to make them again. They are easy to make – soft, chewy, with the perfect peanut butter and chocolate balance. I find it incredibly hard to share these.

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Blondies

Ingredients
½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
2 cups light brown sugar
½ cup creamy peanut butter
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
¾ cup chocolate chips

Directions
Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease a 9-inch by 13-inch pan and set aside.

In a saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter and brown sugar, stirring constantly until smooth. Remove from the heat, and stir in the peanut butter, until creamy and combined. Set mixture aside to cool.

In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
Add the eggs, one at a time, to the peanut butter mixture, mixing well after each addition. Add the vanilla extract and stir to combine. Pour the mixture into the prepared dry ingredients, and stir until batter is smooth. Fold in 1/2 cup of the chocolate chips, reserving the rest for sprinkling on top.

Transfer the batter to the prepared pan, spreading the batter evenly to the edges of the pan. Sprinkle with the remaining 1/4 cup chocolate chips and lightly press them into the batter.

Bake for 25-30 minutes or until the top is golden and the edges are slightly browned. Remove blondes from oven and place them on a wire rack to cool. Once cooled, cut into squares and serve.