Desserts:
Cream
Cheese Brownies
from
Little
Rock Cooks...
Recipes
Handed Down from Generation to Generation
INGREDIENTS:
4-ounce
package German sweet chocolate
5
tablespoons butter
3-ounce
package cream cheese
1
cup sugar
3
eggs
1/2
cup plus 1 tablespoon flour
1-1/2
teaspoons vanilla
1/2
teaspoon baking powder
1/4
teaspoon salt
1/2
cup nuts, chopped
1/4
teaspoon almond extract
TO
PREPARE:
Melt
chocolate with 3 tablespoons butter over low heat, stirring constantly.
Cool. Cream remaining butter with cream cheese until soft.
Gradually add 1/4 cup sugar. Blend in 1 egg, 1 tablespoon flour,
and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla. Set aside.
Beat
remaining eggs until thick. Gradually add remaining sugar.
Add baking powder, salt, and remaining flour. Blend in cooled chocolate
mixture, nuts, almond extract, and remaining vanilla. Measure 1 cup
chocolate batter and set aside.
Spread
remaining chocolate batter in a greased 9-inch square pan. Top with
cheese mixture. Drop measured chocolate batter from tablespoon onto
cheese mixture; swirl to marbleize. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 to
40 minutes. Cool. Cut and store in refrigerator.
YIELD:
18 squares
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