Cream Cheese Swirled Brownies

--FILLING

-- 1/3 c Butter Flavor Crisco

1 pk Cream cheese, softened

- 8 ounce package 1 ts Vanilla

1/2 c Sugar

2 Eggs

3 tb Flour, all purpose

--BROWNIE

-- 2/3 c Butter Flavor Crisco

4 1 ounce squares unsweetened

- chocolate 2 c Sugar

4 Eggs

1 ts Vanilla

1 1/4 c Flour, all purpose

1 ts Baking powder

1 ts Salt

Preparation Time: 20 Minutes Bake Time: 35 Minutes 1. Heat oven to 350 F. Grease a 13 x 9 2 inch pan with Butter Flavor

Crisco. Set aside. 2. For Filling, Cream Butter Flavor Crisco, cream cheese and vanilla

in small mixing bowl at medium speed of electric mixer until well blended. Beat in 1/2 cup sugar. Add 2 eggs, ONE AT A TIME. Beat well after each addition. Beat in 3 tablespoons flour. Set aside. 3. For Brownie, Melt Butter Flavor Crisco and chocolate in large

saucepan on low heat. Add 4 eggs, one at a time. Stir each egg QUICKLY into hot mixture. Stir in 1 teaspoon vanilla. 4. Combine flour, baking powder and salt. Stir gradually into

chocolate mixture. 5. Spread half of the chocolate mixture in baking pan. Drop cheese

mixture over surface of chocolate layer. Spread gently to cover. Drop remaining chocolate mixture over cream cheese layer. Spread gently to cover. Swirl two mixtures together using tip of knife. ( Hint: Nice swirl design depends on how much you pull knife through batter. Do not over do. ) 6. Bake at 350 for 35 minutes. Cool completely before cutting into

squares about 2 x 2 inches. Makes 2 dozen brownies. Source: Butter Flavor Crisco Cookie Collection, page 29. Shared by: David Knight