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Preheat oven to 350.
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Microwave chocolate and butter for 2 minutes, stir until chocolate is melted (you can do another 20 seconds if it's taking too long), or use a double boiler.
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Add sugar into chocolate, stir until well blended.
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Mix in eggs and vanilla.
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Add flour about 1/4 cup at a time, stir until well blended.
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Microwave the peanut butter for about 10 seconds, and add it into the brownie mixture now, or do as listed below.
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Spread brownie mixture into a greased 13 x 9 inch baking pan.
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If you haven't added the peanut butter, drizzle it over the top and cut it through with a spatula, knife, rubber scraper, finger, nose, whatever, go for a marbled effect.
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Bake for about 30-35 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center comes out with fudgy crumbs.
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when you're down to about 5 minutes to go, start melting the chocolate chips.
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They're pretty forgiving, feel free to zap them for about a minute at a time, stirring in between minutes.
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If you have the peanut butter chips, melt them up too, but be careful, do it 30 seconds at a time.
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Mind you, if you have a double boiler, now's the time to use it.
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Let the brownies cool a couple minutes, then carefully spread the melted peanut butter chips and let cool, but not set completely (if you have them.. if not, skip on).
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Add the melted chocolate carefully over the top, spread to a uniform coat.
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Embed a peanut butter cup in a 4 x 6 grid (or 3 x 4 if you want big big brownies).
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Allow the chocolate to cool, but not to set completely.
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Cut with a sharp knife and Enjoy.
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Would you believe I got an office full of people to believe these were low fat just so they'd stop staring at them and start eating them?
