Hazelnut Cream Cheese Brownies

Ingredients

 * 4 oz cream cheese, room temperature
 * 1/4 cup granulated sugar
 * 1  egg
 * 2 tsp lemon juice
 * 1/2 tsp vanilla
 * 1/4 cup Oregon hazelnut meal (finely ground roasted hazelnuts)
 * Brownie Batter:
 * 6 oz semi-sweet chocolate morsels
 * 1/4 cup butter or margarine
 * 3/4 cup all-purpose white flour
 * 2 tbsp cocoa
 * 1/2 tsp baking powder
 * 1/4 tsp salt
 * 3/4 cup granulated sugar
 * 3/4 cup granulated sugar
 * 2  eggs
 * 1 tsp vanilla
 * 1/2 cup roasted & coarsely chopped Oregon hazelnuts

Directions
1 In 1-quart bowl with electric mixer, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. 2 Beat in egg, lemon juice and vanilla. 3 Fold in hazelnut meal. 4 Refrigerate while preparing brownie batter. 5 Brownie Batter: 6 Melt chocolate morsels and butter over simmering water. 7 Cool to 100-110 degree Fahrenheit. 8 In small bowl, sift together flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt. 9 Reserve. 10 In 2-quart bowl, beat sugar, eggs and vanilla until smooth and lemon colored, about 2 minutes. 11 Beat in melted chocolate and butter. 12 Add dry ingredients and beat until well mixed. 13 Fold in chopped hazelnuts. 14 Spread one half of the chocolate batter into a greased 8-inch square baking pan. 15 Pour cream cheese filling over bottom layer. 16 Gently spread remaining brownie batter over the cream cheese layer. 17 Pull a metal spatula through the batter for a marbleized effect. 18 Bake in 350 degree oven for approximately 40 minutes. 19 Do not over bake. 20 Cool and serve plain, dusted with powdered sugar.