Cream Cheese Brownies

♥ Cream Cheese Brownies ♥

4 ounces unsweetened baking chocolate
1 cup butter or coconut oil
2 cups sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla
4 eggs
1 ½ cups flour
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup coarsely chopped nuts

Cream Cheese Filling - below

♥ Heat oven to 350. Grease bottom and sides of rectangular pan, 13 x 9 x 2 inches, with shortening.

♥ Melt chocolate and margarine in 1-quart saucepan over low heat, stirring frequently; cool.

♥ Prepare Cream Cheese Filling; set aside.

♥ 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 (about 2 ½ cups) in pan. Spread filling over batter. Carefully spread remaining batter over filling.

♥ Bake 45-50 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on wire rack. Cut into 2 x 1-inch bars. Refrigerate any remaining brownies.

Cream Cheese Filling
2 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened
½ cup sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 egg

Beat all ingredients until smooth.

Enjoy!

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