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Cream Cheese Brownies




Source of Recipe


Betty Crocker's Cookie Book

4 ounces unsweetened baking chocolate
1 cup butter or margarine
2 cups sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla
4 eggs
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup coarsely chopped nuts

Cream Cheese Filling

16 ounces cream cheese -- softened
1/2 cup sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 egg

Heat oven to 350º. Grease 13x9" baking pan.

Melt the chocolate and butter over low heat, stirring frequently,
until smooth. Remove from heat. Cool 5 minutes.
Meanwhile, prepare Cream Cheese Filling. Set aside.
Cream Cheese Filling: Beat all ingredients with spoon until smooth.
Beat chocolate mixture, sugar, vanilla and eggs in large bowl with
electric mixer on medium speed 1 minute, scraping bowl occasionally.
Beat in flour and salt on low speed 30 seconds, scraping bowl occasionally.
Beat on medium speed 1 minute. Stir in nuts. Spread half of the batter
( 2 1/2 cups) in pan. Spread Cream Cheese Filling over batter. Carefully
spread remaining batter over filling. Bake 45-50 minutes or until toothpick
inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely.

Cut into 8 rows by 6 rows.

Store covered in refrigerator.