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The following is a post from contributing writer Dawn.
I have been making these cheesecake brownies since college. A brownie mix can be used in place of homemade. However, once you try these, you may never buy a mix again!
Ingredients
- 4 squares unsweetened baking chocolate
- 3/4 cup butter
- 2 cups sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup flour
- 8 ounces cream cheese
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 egg
- powered sugar for dusting, if desired
For the Topping
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350° F.
- Prepare a 9x13 inch baking dish by lining with parchment paper, allow several inches of parchment paper to hang over each side of the pan for a handle.
- Melt the chocolate and butter over medium low heat until completely melted (or on high in the microwave for 2 minutes.)
- Stir in sugar.
- Mix in eggs and vanilla until well blended.
- Stir in flour until well blended.
- Spread into the bottom of the pan.
- Beat cream cheese with a mixer until smooth.
- Add sugar and mix well.
- Stir in egg and vanilla until just blended.
- Spread the cream cheese mixture over the brownie batter.
- Cut through the batter several times or swirl for a marbled effect, if desired.
- Bake 35-40 minutes.
- Allow to cool completely in the pan on an elevated cooling rack if possible.
- When cool, lift the brownies out by the ends of the parchment paper and allow to rest on a flat surface.
- Cut into squares with a pizza cutter or use a metal cookie cutter to cut into shapes.
- Dust with powered sugar, if desired.
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About Dawn
Looks to die for, girl. I will have to try these. On another subject, I’m pretty sure where you live is considered North EAST Georgia!