Recipe for Chocolate Cream Cheese Brownies

Chocolate Cream Cheese Brownies

Ingredients

.....1/4 pound sweet cooking chocolate
.....5 tablespoons butter
.....1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese
.....1 cup sugar
.....3 eggs
.....Flour
.....1 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
.....1/4 teaspoon salt
.....1/2 teaspoon baking powder
.....1/2 chopped nuts
.....1/4 teaspoon almond extract

Preparation

Melt chocolate with 1 tablespoon butter; cool. Cream remaining butter and cream cheese; add 1/4 cup sugar gradually. Blend in 1 egg, 1 tablespoon flour and 1/4 teaspoon vanilla. Beat remaining eggs until thick; add remaining sugar, 1/2 cup flour, salt and baking powder. Blend in chocolate, nuts, remaining vanilla and almond extract. Measure 1 cup batter; reserve. Spread remaining batter in greased 9 inch quare pan; top with cream cheese mixture. Drop reserved batter from tablespoon onto cheese mixture; swirl to marble.

Bake at 350 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes. Cool and cut. Store in refrigerator.

Yield: 20 brownies.