Salty-Sweet Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Blondies

You have to be a monster to not love the combination of peanut butter and chocolate (or allergic. But if you're allergic to peanuts, maybe the universe is trying to tell you something, like that you are going to have a miserable life). Even better? Salty-sweet peanut buttery chocolaty goodness. This dessert can be thrown together in a few minutes, but they have to cool before you cut them, so plan ahead. 

Salty-Sweet Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Blondies

Yields between 1 & 12 servings

¾ cup creamy or crunchy peanut butter
⅓ cup oil (coconut is great, but canola will also work)
½ cup brown sugar
¼ cup milk (any kind)
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
¾ cup whole wheat flour
¼ cup unbleached white flour
½ teaspoon salt (halve this if you want the sweet without the salty)
½ teaspoon baking powder
⅓ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Preheat the oven to 350 F and grease a baking dish.

Mix the oil, sugar and peanut butter in a large bowl until smooth. Add the milk and vanilla essence and mix well. Add the flour, baking powder and salt and mix. It will be a very thick batter, almost like cookie dough. Fold in the chocolate chips and tip the mixture into the baking dish.

Press down evenly with the back of a spoon to spread it into every corner of the dish. Bake for 22 minutes till the edges are brown. The center will remain a bit soft. 8. Allow to cool completely, preferably overnight, before cutting into squares.