Cream Cheese Brownies

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup light margarine, room temperature
• 2 cups sugar
• 3/4 cup egg , plus
• 1 tablespoon egg
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 1/3 cups whole wheat flour
• 3/4 cup cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
• 1 cup pecans, chopped
• 1/3 cup light margarine, room temperature
• 6 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons whole wheat flour
• 1/3 cup egg , plus
• 1 tablespoon egg
• 3/4 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f grease 9x13â€? pan.
• 2 with electric mixer, cream together 1 c margarine & 2 c sugar.
• 3 gradually add ¾ c + 1 t egg whites, beating well after each addition. add 2 teaspoons vanilla.
• 4 in separate bowl, combine 1 1/3 c flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt.
• 5 fold flour mixture into creamed mixture. blend well.
• 6 stir in pecans.
• 7 spread 1/2 of mixture into pan.
• 8 cream together 1/3 c butter & cream cheese in sm bowl. add 1/3 c sugar and 2 t flour, blending well.
• 9 add 1/3 c + 1 t egg whites and ¾ t vanilla, beat until smooth.
• 10 spread cream cheese mixture over chocolate batter in pan.
• 11 spread remaining chocolate batter over cream cheese mixture. swirl w/ knife.
• 12 bake 40-50 minutes or until toothpick tests done.
• 13 cool completely & cut into squares.