The holiday brownie recipe combines two favorites, chocolate and
cherries. These rich and creamy brownies are guaranteed to be
gone in the first day!
Ingredients
Brownie:
4 ounces unsweetened baking
chocolate
2 sticks (1 cup) salted butter
2 cups
granulated sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
4 large
eggs
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
Cherry-Cheese Filling:
2 packages (8 ounces) cream cheese,
softened
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup drained
maraschino cherries
1 1/2 tablespoons maraschino cherry
juice
1 large egg
Hardware
Large bowl
Medium bowl
Microwave
safe bowl
13x9-inch baking pan
Mixer
Step 1: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Step 2:
Grease a 13x9-inch baking pan; set aside.
Cream Cheese Filling:
Step 1: In a medium bowl, with
an electric mixer set on medium, beat cream cheese until
fluffy.
Step 2: Add sugar, maraschino cherry juice,
and egg and beat until smooth.
Step 3: Stir in
maraschino cherries; set aside.
Brownie:
Step 1: In a microwave safe bowl, combine
butter and chocolate. Heat on medium-high setting until melted,
stir until smooth; set aside to cool for 3 minutes.
Step
2: In a large bowl, beat chocolate mixture, sugar, vanilla
extract, and eggs with an electric mixer until smooth.
Step 3: Gradually beat in flour and salt, scraping bowl
continue to beat for 1 minute.
Step 4: Stir in
chopped walnuts.
Step 5: Spread half of the batter
into prepared pan.
Step 6: Spread cherry-cheese
filling over batter.
Step 7: Carefully spread
remaining batter over filling. Gently swirl with knife to create
a marbled effect.
Step 8: Bake for 45-50 minutes or
until toothpick comes out clean when inserted in middle of
brownie pan.
Step 9: Cool completely before cutting
into squares. Store covered in refrigerator.
The holiday brownie recipe makes 48 brownies.
For more information on baking procedures and hardware used in
this recipe see our Baking Tips section.
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