Raspberry marbled brownies (Holidays menus for family)

 

About 5 dozens

• Cream cheese filling (recipe below)
• 1 cup margarine or butter
• 4 ounces unsweetened chocolate
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 4 eggs
• 1½ cups all-purpose flour
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup coarsely chopped nuts, if desired
• ½ cup raspberry jam or preserves

1. Heat oven to 350F (180C) ; grease rectangular pan, 13 x 9 x 2 inches ; prepare cream cheese filling (recipe below).
2. Heat margarine and chocolate over low heat, stirring occasionally, until melted ; cool.
3. Beat chocolate mixture, sugar, vanilla and eggs in medium bowl on medium speed 1 minute, scraping bowl occasionally.
4. Beat in flour and salt at low speed 30 seconds, scraping bowl occasionally ; beat on medium speed 1 minute, stir in nuts.
5. Spread half the batter in pan ; spread with filling and gently spread remaining batter over filling.
6. Drop jam by scant teaspoonfuls randomly over batter ; gently swirl through batter, filling and jam with spoon in an over-and-under motion for marbled effect.
7. Bake 60 to 70 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean ; cool.
8. Cut about 1½ x 1-inch bars.

Cream cheese filling

• ½ cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1½ teaspoons vanilla
• 1 egg
• 2 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened

1. Beat all ingredients in small bowl on medium peed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally.

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