Smucker's Peanut Butter Brownies

• smuckers natural creamy peanut butter↗1 ounce

  divided

• brown sugar1 1⁄2 cups
• butter or 3/4 cup margarine, melted↗3⁄4 cup

  divided

• eggs, lightly beaten↗4
• all-purpose flour↗1 cup
• baking powder↗1 teaspoon
• dash salt↗1 dash
• powdered sugar↗3 cups
• vanilla↗1⁄2 teaspoon
• milk↗3 -5 tablespoons

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Heat oven to 350 degrees.

2. 2

   Stir peanut butter until evenly mixed throughout; measure after stirring.

3. 3

   Combine brown sugar, 1-1/4 cups peanut butter and 1/2 cup butter in medium bowl; mix until smooth.

4. 4

   Stir egg; beat until well mixed.

5. 5

   Combine flour, baking powder and salt; stir into peanut butter mixture.

6. 6

   Stir until well mixed.

7. 7

   Pour into greased 13X9 baking pan.

8. 8

   Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until brownies begin to pull away from sides.

9. 9

   Cool on wire rack.

10. 10

    Combine remaining peanut butter, remaining butter, powdered sugar, vanilla and 3 tbsp milk.

11. 11

    Beat until smooth.

12. 12

    Stir in remaining milk until frosting is spreading consistency.

13. 13

    Spread over brownies.

14. 14

    Tip: Stir in 1 cup of peanut butter morsels if desired.