Double the Fun Brownies

These are the sort of brownies that kids dream about. Three favorites all rolled into one bar. Tiny M&M's; brownies and blondies. Mmmmmm ... My tip for all bar cookies is this: always line your baking pan with cooking sprayed foil. After removing the bars from the oven, allow to cool for about 10 minutes; then lift the entire packet from the baking pan. The bars are easier to cut than trying to dish them out of the baking pan.

Double the Fun Brownies Makes 24 bars

1 1/2 sticks butter or margarine, softened
1 c. sugar
1 c. firmly packed brown sugar
3 large eggs
1 1/2 t. vanilla extract
2 1/2 c. all purpose flour, divided (2 1/4 c. and 1/4 c.)
2 1/2 t. baking powder
1/2 t. salt
1/3 c. unsweetened cocoa powder
1 T. butter or margarine, melted
1 c. M&M mini baking bits, divided (1/2 c. and 1/2 c.)

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Measure out enough foil to fit a 13 x 9" baking dish. Lightly spray with cooking spray, set aside.
2. In large bowl, cream 3/4 c. butter and sugars until light and fluffy; beat in eggs and vanilla.
3. In a medium bowl, combine 2 1/4 c. flour, baking powder and salt; blend into creamed mixture. Divide batter in half.
4. Blend together cocoa powder and melted butter; stir into one half of the dough.
5. Spread cocoa dough evenly into prepared baking pan.
6. Stir remaining 1/4 c. flour and 1/2 c. baking bits into remaining dough; spread evenly over cocoa dough in pan.
7. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 c. of baking bits.
8. Bake 25 - 30 minutes or until edges begin to pull away from sides of baking dish / foil.
9. Cool for 10 minutes in pan. Remove foil packet and continue to cool on baking wire rack.