Peanut Butter Love-- Healthy blondies

Peanut Butter Love

Makes 12  squares

Kids will love these peanut butter chip squares. They resemble a Blondie or a Nestles Toll House Cookie--crispy on the outside-- gooey and chocolaty on the inside. One bite is all it takes to become the sweetest mom on earth.

Ingredients:

16 oz  natural  ( no sugar added) peanut butter/ almond butter/ cashew butter (room temperature)

2 eggs

1 cup pure maple syrup or honey

I teaspoon baking soda

½ teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon of vanilla

1 cup of dark, semi sweet chocolate chips

butter, or oil such as coconut for greasing the  pan

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees

2. In a bowl, mix peanut butter and maple syrup. Then mix in beaten eggs, vanilla, salt, and baking soda .

3. Mix until well blended and smooth.

4. Stir in half the chocolate chips.

5. Pour batter into a well-greased Pyrex dish

6. Scatter the remaining chips on top

7. Bake for 35 minutes – checking after 25 minutes to make sure the edges do not get too brown. If top looks very brown, cover with foil and bake for the remaining 5-10 minutes 

8.  Cool and serve