WARNING, THESE ARE NOT HEALTHY! They will make you wish you never laid eyes on them 🙂 This is not normally something I make or eat, but these are for a very special occasion. A good friend of mine just returned from Afghanistan, and I wanted to welcome him home with a guilty pleasure. I asked him what he wanted, and he requested brownies. I love brownies, but I wanted to make something extra decadent! He hosted a welcome home party this past weekend, and I brought these bad boys along to share.
(Makes 12 servings)
Ingredients
- 1 Stick of Unsalted Butter
- 1 Cup Dark Chocolate Chips
- 1 Cup All-purpose Flour
- 1/4 Cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
- 1/2 Teaspoon Baking Powder
- 1/2 Teaspoon Salt
- 1 1/3 + 1/4 cups of Sugar
- 2 Teaspoons Vanilla Extract
- 3 Large Eggs
- 4 Oz of Cream Cheese
- 1 Bag of Mini Oreo’s
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare a 9-inch square baking pan by buttering the bottom and then using two pieces of parchment paper criss-crossed over the bottom and up over the sides.
- Place chocolate and butter in a double boiler. Allow to melt, then stir to combine.
- Meanwhile, in a bowl, combine flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt. Use a whisk to combine the dry ingredients well.
- When the butter and chocolate are melted, remove them from heat and stir in the sugar.
- Lightly beat 2 eggs in a bowl and then mix them into the bowl along with the vanilla extract.
- Stir the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients using a rubber spatula or spoon mixing just until incorporated.
- Put brownie mixture in your prepared pan
- To prepare the cream cheese mixture, mix softened cream cheese with 1/4 cup sugar. Add the egg and mix well.
- Put dollops of brownie mixture in the pan and follow with spoonfuls of cream cheese mixture. Use a knife, moving it back and forth to swirl the two mixtures.
- Sprinkle the top with mini Oreo’s to your liking.
- Bake in the oven for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out with moist crumbs. It should not be dry.
- Cool in the pan for 15 minutes. Use the overhanging parchment paper to remove the brownies and let cool completely before cutting.
- Run a large knife under hot water and cut brownies into squares.
If you can imagine these were a total hit 🙂 I hope everyone had a great weekend!
Recipe Adapted from IslandSpice.com
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