White Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Blondies

 1 cup all purpose flour

 1/2 teaspoon baking powder

 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt

 1/8 teaspoon baking soda

 1 cup packed light brown sugar

 1/3 cup unsalted butter, melted

 1 Tablespoon vanilla extract

 1 large egg, at room temperature

 2 Tablespoons peanut butter chips

 8 White Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups (Five of them will each be cut into 6 pieces and folded into the batter. The other three will each be cut into 4 pieces and pressed on top of the blondies)

Sift the flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda into a bowl. Set aside. 

In a bowl of a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, mix together the brown sugar, butter and vanilla. Mix for about 2 minutes.

Add in the egg and mix to incorporate it into the batter. 

Slowly add in the dry ingredients and mix until almost combined.

Take a spatula and fold everything together.

Add in the peanut butter chips and fold them in.

Take 5 of the peanut butter cups and chop each one into 6 pieces. Throw them into the batter and fold them in.

Take the other 3 peanut butter cups and chop each one into 4 pieces. Set these aside.

Spread the batter into a lightly greased 8 by 8 inch baking pan. It will seem like there isn’t a lot of batter but don’t worry.

Bake the blondies at 350 degrees F for 20 minutes. Then press the remaining peanut butter cups on top of the blondies and bake for another 5 minutes. The total baking time is 25 minutes.

Cool the pan on a cooling rack and then cut into pieces. Enjoy!

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