Peanut Butter-Hazelnut Brownies

I hung out with an old friend and brought these, what turned out to be, delicious brownies. I left the majority of them over at her house because I knew that Jonathan and I would spend the next several evenings gorging ourselves on them... Though I suspect since my friend's husband seemed to like them so much, that's what they ended up doing instead.

Peanut Butter-Hazelnut Brownies
Courtesy of Bethany Burchick from Pittsburgh, PA

1 cup unsalted butter
2 cups sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
4 large eggs
1 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup cocoa powder (non-alkalized)
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
Dash salt
1/2 cup smooth peanut butter
1/2 cup hazelnut-chocolate spread

Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Grease a 9x13-inch glass baking dish.

Melt the butter over low heat. When melted remove from heat and stir in the sugar and vanilla. Add the eggs 1 at a time, beating after each addition. Add flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt, and mix well.

Mix the peanut butter and chocolate spread in a small microwave-proof bowl, and heat in the microwave until it reaches a runny consistency. Stir the mixture into the batter; then pour it into the baking dish. Bake for 30 minutes. Allow to cool completely before cutting and serving.