Cream Cheese Brownies

Ingredients:

• • 4 ounces unsweetened baking chocolate
  • 1 cup butter or margarine
  • Cream Cheese Filling — (recipe follows)
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup coarsely chopped nuts

CREAM CHEESE FILLING

• • 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese — softened
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 1 egg

Heat oven to 350º. Grease rectangular pan, 13 × 9 × 2 inches. Melt chocolate and butter over low heat, stirring frequently, until smooth; remove from heat. Cool 5 minutes. Meanwhile, 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 1/2 cups) in pan. Spread Cream Cheese Filling over batter. Carefully spread remaining batter over filling. Bake 45 to 50 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely. Cut into 8 rows by 6 rows. Store covered in refrigerator.

CREAM CHEESE FILLING:

Beat all ingredients with spoon until smooth.