Chocolate Cream Cheese Brownies

Name: Chocolate Cream Cheese Brownies Recipe | Hersheyland
Prep time: 17 min
Total time: 180 min
Yield: 24 brownies
Ingredients: 1 cup butter or margarine (2 sticks), softened; 1 package cream cheese (3-oz.), softened; 2 cups sugar; 3 eggs; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 1 cup all-purpose flour; 3/4 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa; 1/4 tsp baking powder; 1/2 tsp salt; 3/4 cup chopped nuts

Skill Level: Intermediate

Did you know the secret ingredient for a perfectly fudgy brownie is ... cream cheese? Trust us! When you're finished baking these Chocolate Cream Cheese Brownies, you'll find a rich, delicious dessert on your plate. Make it a double chocolate finish with a layer of Creamy Brownie Frosting and you'll never want to make brownies any other way again. So, the next time you need to prepare a crowd-pleasing dessert, give this Chocolate Cream Cheese Brownies recipe a whirl.

Ingredients & Directions

Yields:: 24 brownies

Prep:: 17 Min.
Bake:: 45 Min.
Total:

BAKE MODE:

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Ingredients

1 cup

butter or margarine (2 sticks), softened
1 package

cream cheese (3-oz.), softened
2 cups

sugar
3

eggs
1 tsp

vanilla extract
1 cup

all-purpose flour
3/4 cup

HERSHEY'S Cocoa
1/4 tsp

baking powder
1/2 tsp

salt
3/4 cup

chopped nuts

READY TO MAKE THIS?

Make our Brownie Frosting to complete the recipe as shown in the image.

You'll Need 

Oven

13x9x2-Inch Baking Pan

Mixing Bowl

Mixer

Bowl

Measuring Cups

Rubber Scraper

Wire Rack

Directions

Heat oven to 325°F. Grease bottom of 13x9x2-inch baking pan.

Beat butter, cream cheese and sugar in large bowl until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Combine flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt; gradually add to butter mixture until well blended. Stir in nuts. Spread batter in prepared pan.

Bake 40 to 45 minutes or just until brownies begin to pull away from sides of pan. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Prepare Brownie Frosting; spread over brownies. Cut into bars.

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