from the kitchen of Shelia Sonnet

CREAM CHEESE BROWNIES

Brownie Batter
1 cup butter or margarine      
2 cups sugar
2 tsp. vanilla extract         
4 eggs
3/4 cup powdered baking cocoa  
1/4 tsp. baking powder
1/4 t salt
1 cup all-purpose flour


Cream Cheese topping (for marbling)
1 egg
1/4 cup sugar
4 oz. package cream cheese, softened

In a large mixing bowl combine in the following order: butter, sugar, vanilla extract, eggs, cocoa, baking powder, salt and all-purpose flour. Grease 13" x 9" baking pan. Pour batter into prepared pan. Prepare the cream cheese topping in a separate mixing bowl & beat until smooth. Drop spoonfuls of the cream cheese mixture on the brownie batter. Run knife lengthwise across pan dragging through the cream cheese. Turn pan and drag knife again across the pan to marble the mixture, but not combine. Bake in 350� F oven for 30 - 35 minutes or until brownies just begin to pull away from sides of pan. Cool & cut into bars. Makes about 24 brownies.