Recipes

Chocolate Cream Cheese Marble Brownies

Servings: 16 to 20 bars Prep. Time: N/A Print

   These are as good as they look!



Ingredients

      1  pkg (4 oz) Bakers Germans Sweet Chocolate
      5  T butter or margarine
      1  pkg (3 oz) cream cheese softened
      1  cup sugar
      3  eggs
      1  T all-purpose flour
1 1/2  tsp vanilla
   1/2  tsp baking powder
   1/4  tsp salt
   1/2  cup all-purpose flour
   1/2  cup coarsely chopped nuts



Directions

   Melt chocolate and 3 tablespoons of the butter in a small saucepan over very low heat, stirring constantly. Cool.

   Blend remaining butter with cheese until softened.  Gradually add 1/4 cup of the sugar, beating well.  Blend in 1 egg, 1 tablespoon flour and 1/2 tsp vanilla.  Set aside.  Beat remaining 2 eggs until thick and light in color.  Gradually add remaining 3/4 cup sugar, beating until thickened.  Add baking powder, salt and 1/2 cup flour.  Blend into cooled chocolate mixture, nuts and 1 tsp vanilla.

   Spread about half of the chocolate batter in greased 8 or 9 inch square pan.  Add cheese mixture, spreading evenly.  Top with tablespoonfuls of remaining chocolate batter.  Zigzag a spatula through batter to marble.

   Bake at 350 for 35 to 40 minutes or until top springs back when lightly pressed in center.

   Cool. Cut into bars or square.