Double-Decker Confetti Brownies

Ingredients:

• 3/4 c. butter or margarine, softened
• 1 c. sugar
• 1 c. brown sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 2 1/2 c. flour, divided
• 2 1/2 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/3 c. unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 T butter or margarine, melted
• 1 c. M & M's Semi-Sweet Chocolate Mini Baking Bits, divided

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Lightly grease 13 x 9 x 2 baking pan; set aside
3. In large bowl cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy
4. Beat in eggs and vanilla
5. In medium bowl, combine 2 1/4 c. flour, baking powder and salt; blend into creamed mixture
6. Blend together cocoa powder and melted butter; stir into one half of the dough
7. Spread cocoa dough evenly into prepared baking pan
8. Stir remaining 1/4 c. flour and 1/2 c. M & M's into remaining dough; spread over cocoa layer
9. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 c M & M's
10. Bake 25 - 30 minutes or until edges start to pull away from sides of pan