WORLDS BEST BROWNIE BARS (AS DEEMED BY MY KIDS)

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This recipe originally was called Chess Bars, a recipe my mom found in the paper, posted by co-workers of a friend of mine from high school. I tweaked the recipe just a bit and my kids told me it was the best brownie bars they'd had - hence the name change. I've seen similar recipes to this called gooey cake. We think of it...

Provided by Donna Roth

Categories     Chocolate

Time 1h10m

Number Of Ingredients 9

BOTTOM LAYER
1 box chocolate cake mix
1 large egg
1 stick butter or margarine, melted
TOP LAYER
3 large eggs
1 lb (4 cups) powdered suger
8 oz (1 block) cream cheese (reg or lowfat)
1 tsp vanilla extract or chocolate liqueur

Steps:

  • 1. Preheat oven to 325ºF. Spray 9x13 pan*** with Pam.
  • 2. Mix bottom layer ingredients in large mixing bowl, and press evenly into pan.
  • 3. Mix top layer ingredients till smooth and pour over bottom layer, tilting pan to cover completely.****
  • 4. Bake for 55 minutes or until golden brown. Let cool COMPLETELY. Cut into bars.
  • 5. Goes great with an ice cold glass of milk.
  • 6. NOTES: *** I've cooked this in glass pans, single layer aluminum pans and in Air Bake insulated pans. The Air Bake produces the best texture and color. **** No need to change/clean mixing bowl... use same tools as bottom layer. ***** The brownies rise pretty high then drop to about 1/2 the height of the pan. ****** Variations: Change the flavor of the cake mix and/or the extract/liqueur to suite your tastes. I've tried Strawberry Cake Mix...you really need a huge sweet tooth for this one. I couldn't handle this one; luckily I have a friend who could. I've also made it with Spice Cake - delicious!!!! Put the kids in the mood for pumpkin pie.

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