German Cream Cheese Brownies

Ingredients

• 1 pkg. (4 oz.) Baker's German's Sweet Chocolate
• 5 Tbsps. butter
• 1 pkg. (3 oz.) cream cheese
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 eggs
• cup plus 1 Tbsp. unsifted flour
• 4 tsps. vanilla
• tsp. baking powder
• tsp. salt
• cup coarsely chopped nuts
• tsp. almond extract

Method

1. 1

   Melt chocolate and 3 tablespoons butter over very low heat, stirring constantly.

2. 2

   Cool.

3. 3

   Cream remaining butter with the cream cheese until softened.

4. 4

   Gradually add 1 cup sugar, creaming until light and fluffy.

5. 5

   Stir in 1 egg, 1 tablespoon flour, and 3 teaspoons vanilla until blended.

6. 6

   Beat remaining eggs until fluffy and light in color.

7. 7

   Gradually add remaining 3/4 cup sugar beating until thickened.

8. 8

   Fold in baking powder, salt, and remaining 3/4 cup flour.

9. 9

   Blend in cooled chocolate mixture.

10. 10

    Stir in nuts, almond extract, and remaining 1 teaspoon vanilla.

11. 11

    Measure 1 cup chocolate batter and set aside.

12. 12

    Spread remaining chocolate batter in a greased 9" square pan.

13. 13

    Pour cheese mixture over the top.

14. 14

    Drop measured chocolate batter from teaspoon onto the cheese mixture, swirl the mixtures together with a spatula just to marble.

15. 15

    Bake in a moderate oven (350 degrees) 35-40 minutes, cool.

16. 16

    Cut in bars or squares.

17. 17

    Cover and store in the refrigerator.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Recipes from our hearth (1960) by N.C.) Advent Moravian Church (Winston-Salem, page 28. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

GERMAN CREAM CHEESE BROWNIES 1 pkg. (4 oz.) Baker's German's Sweet Chocolate 5 Tbsps. butter 1 pkg. (3 oz.) cream cheese 1 cup sugar 3 eggs cup plus 1 Tbsp. unsifted flour 4 tsps. vanilla tsp. baking powder tsp. salt cup coarsely chopped nuts tsp. almond extract

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