Cream Cheese Brownies

Cream Cheese Brownies

     Ingredients:

           Brownie Batter

• 1 cup softened butter
• 1 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1 cup cocoa powder
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup flour
• 1/2 cup half and half
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
•  1 teaspoon vanilla extract

          Cream Cheese filling

• 8 ounces cream cheese
• 1/4 cup white sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
• 2 teaspoons vanilla (clear if available)

Directions:

1. Preheat over to 400°F.
2. Cream butter and sugar.  Add cocoa powder and continue to mix.
3. Add eggs one at a time thoroughly incorporating between each addition.
4. Add remaining brownie ingredients and continue to mix until well blended.
5. Grease a 9 x 13 pan.  Pour brownie batter into pan reserving 1/2 cup of batter.
6. Drizzle cream cheese filling over the brownie batter covering the surface.
7. With remaining brownie batter, pour along one of the 13 inch sides.  With a toothpick or knife swirl the upper brownie mix throughout the top layer, be sure not to put the toothpick below the cream cheese filling layer.
8. Bake brownies for about 30-40 minutes.
9. Let sit for an hour until cooled to room temperature.
10. For clean brownie cuts, invert the 9 x 13 pan onto a flat cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. Let gravity drop the brownie from the sides.  Let rest for another 30 minutes.

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