Chocolate Cream Cheese Brownies

Description

This recipe came from an estate sale. I obtained it when I purchased the family collection from the Howell Estate in Canton, Texas in 1981.

• Contributed by Catsrecipes Y-Group

Ingredients

• 4 ounces unsweetened chocolate
• 4 ounces semi-sweet chocolate
• ⅓ cup butter
• 6 ounces cream cheese softened
• ¼ cup butter softened
• 2 cups sugar divided
• 6 large eggs divided
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 9 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt

Directions

1. Melt unsweetened chocolate, semi-sweet chocolate and butter in top of double boiler blending well then cool.
2. With electric mixer beat cream cheese and butter until creamy then gradually add ½ cup sugar beating well.
3. Beat in 2 eggs one at a time then stir in vanilla and fold in flour and ½ cup chocolate chips.
4. Set aside.
5. Beat 4 remaining eggs gradually adding remaining 1½ cups sugar then add chocolate and 2 teaspoons vanilla and beat until well blended.
6. In bowl combine 1 cup flour, baking powder and salt then fold in chocolate batter and remaining chips.
7. Reserve 3 cups batter.
8. Spread remaining batter into a greased rectangular pan.
9. Pour cream cheese mixture over chocolate batter then top with reserved chocolate batter and swirl with knife.
10. Bake at 325°F for 45 minutes.
11. Cool.