CREAM CHEESE BROWNIES I

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These are great with Cream Cheese Frosting.

Provided by Travis Moore

Categories Desserts Cookies Brownie Recipes Nut Brownie Recipes

Time 55m

Yield 18

Number Of Ingredients 11

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Ingredients

½ cup all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt
⅓ cup semisweet chocolate chips
5 tablespoons shortening
1 cup white sugar
3 eggs
3 tablespoons cream cheese
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
½ teaspoon almond extract
½ cup chopped almonds

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 9 inch square baking pan.
In top of a double boiler, melt chocolate chips and shortening, stirring frequently until smooth. Pour into a large bowl, and mix in sugar, cream cheese, and eggs. Stir in vanilla and almond extracts. Gradually mix in flour, baking powder and salt. Fold in almonds and pour the batter into pan.
Bake for 35 to 40 minutes in the preheated oven, until toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Let cool in pan before cutting into bars.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 139.4 calories, Carbohydrate 16.5 g, Cholesterol 33.7 mg, Fat 7.5 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 2.3 g, SaturatedFat 2.3 g, Sodium 65.1 mg, Sugar 13.1 g