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Almond Macaroon Brownies

Source of Recipe

Internet


List of Ingredients

3 oz Cream cheese - softened
6 Tablespoons butter or margarine
3/4 c Sugar
3 Eggs
1/2 c all-purpose flour
1 Tablespoon all-purpose flour
1 2/3 cups Flaked coconut
1 cup Whole blanched almonds
6 oz Semisweet chocolate
1/2 teaspoon Vanilla
1/2 t Baking powder
1/4 t Salt


Recipe

Preheat oven to 350°F.
Grease an 8x8" square pan.
Beat together cream cheese and 2 tablespoons butter until softened. Beat in 1/4 cup sugar. Stir in 1 egg, 1 tablespoon flour and coconut. Reserve 16 whole almonds, chop the rest. Stir in 1/3 cup chopped almonds; set aside. Melt 5 oz chocolate and remaining butter (4 T) over low heat, until melted. Remove from heat. Stir in 1/2 cup sugar and vanilla. Beat in 2 eggs. Stir in 1/2 cup flour, baking powder and salt.
Add remaining chopped almonds. Spread chocolate batter in a greased 8x8 square pan.Spread cheese batter on top. Garnish with whole almonds. Bake at 350°F. for 40 minutes, or until cake tester comes out clean, don't overbake. Melt remaining square of chocolate and drizzle over the brownies. Cool in pan. Cut into squares. Recipe can be doubled.

Yield: 16 brownies