German cream cheese brownies
24 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | ounces | Sweet chocolate squares |
| 5 | tablespoons | Butter |
| 3 | ounces | Cream cheese |
| 1 | cup | Sugar |
| 3 | larges | Egg |
| ½ | cup | Flour; plus 1 tablespoon |
| 1½ | teaspoon | Vanilla |
| ½ | teaspoon | Baking powder |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Salt |
| ½ | cup | Nuts; chopped (opt.) |
| ½ | teaspoon | Almond extract |
Directions
Melt chocolate and 3 tbsp butter. Cool and set aside. Cream remaining butter with cream cheese until softened. Gradually add ¼ cup sugar creaming until light and fluffy. Blend in 1 egg, 1 tbsp flour and ½ tsp vanilla. Set aside. Beat remaining egg well. Add remaining ¾ cup sugar, beating until thickened. Add baking powder, salt and remaining flour. Blend in cooled chocolate mixture, nuts, almond extract and remaining 1 tsp of vanilla. Measure 1 cup of chocolate mixture and set aside. Spread remaining chocolate batter in 9" greased pan. Top with cream cheese mixture and swirl to marble. Cover with remaining batter. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 to 40 min. Cool them cut into 24 squares.
Recipe by: Carol Linkkila
Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #1064 by Nancy <BNRead@...> on Jan 30, 1998