Cream Cheese Brownies

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 4 ounces semisweet chocolate
• 5 tablespoons butter, divided
• 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup sugar, divided
• 3 eggs, divided
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract, divided
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1/2 cup coarsely chopped nuts

Recipe

• 1 melt chocolate and 3 tbsp butter in a small saucepan over very low heat, stirring constantly, and set aside to cool.
• 2 blend remaining butter with cream cheese until soft and creamy.
• 3 gradually add 1/4 cup sugar, beating well.
• 4 blend in 1 egg, 1 tbsp flour and 1/2 tsp vanilla, and set aside.
• 5 beat remaining 2 eggs until thick and light in color.
• 6 gradually add remaining 3/4 cup sugar, beating until thickened.
• 7 add baking powder, salt and 1/2 cup flour.
• 8 stir in chocolate, 1 tsp vanilla and nuts.
• 9 spread about half of the chocolate batter in a greased 8-9" square pan.
• 10 spread the cheese mixture evenly over the top.
• 11 drop tablespoonfuls of remaining chocolate batter on top.
• 12 zigzag a spatula through the batter to marble.
• 13 bake at 350 degrees f for 35-40 minutes or until top springs back when lightly pressed in the center.
• 14 cool, and cut into bars.