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Submitted by:Janice Capaldi
January 2002 - Tea Time

Ingredients:
Crust:
2 C shortbread cookie crumbs (about 30 Lorna Dunes)
1/3 C butter, melted
1/4 C walnuts, chopped
Combine cookie crumbs with melted butter - add walnuts; press firmly into a 9 inch pie plate.


Pie:

8 oz. pkg. cream cheese, softened
3 T sugar
2 T vanilla extract
3 eggs
1  15 to 20 oz.  Fudge brownie mix
1/4 C canola oil
1 C walnuts, chopped


Fudge sauce topping

1 C semi sweet chocolate chips
2 T butter
14 oz. can sweetened condensed milk
2 T water
1 T vanilla extract
Combine choclate chips, butter, scm & water in small glass mixing bowl.  Microwave (high) for 3 to 3 1/2 minutes.  Remove from microwave & add vanilla and continue to stir until smooth.  Pour 1/2 of this mixture over warm pie.  (refrigerate unused portion; save for ice cream.)


Directions:

Preheat oven to 350.

Combine cream cheese, sugar, vanilla & egg.  Beat until smooth.  Set aside

Combine brownie mix, 1 T water and 2 eggs.  Mix well with a spoon.

Spread 1/2 C of brownie mixture over shortbread crust.  Spoon and carefully spread cream cheese mixture over brownie layer.  Top with remaining brownie mixture; spread evenly.  Sprinkle with chopped walnuts.

Bake at 350 for 45 to 60 minutes, or until center is firm & crust is golden brown.

Drizzle fudge sauce topping over warm pie.  Cool completely; refrigerate for at least 3 hrs. before serving.
Brownie Shortbread Cream Cheese Pie
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