Creamy Filled Brownies

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 18
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
• 1/3 cup cocoa (preferably hershey's)
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup nuts, chopped finely
• 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 2 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1/2 miniature semisweet chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 line a 9x13 pan with foil and grease the foil.
• 3 melt the butter in a saucepan.
• 4 remove from heat.
• 5 stir in cocoa until smooth.
• 6 in a medium bowl, beat eggs and sugar until fluffy.
• 7 stir together flour, baking powder, and salt and add to egg mixture.
• 8 add cocoa mixture and vanilla.
• 9 beat until smooth and add the nuts.
• 10 spread into the pan.
• 11 bake for 13 to 15 minutes or until top springs back when lightly touched in the center.
• 12 cool completely.
• 13 make filling mixture: beat softened cream cheese, softened butter, vanilla in a bowl.
• 14 gradually add powdered sugar until of spreading consistency.
• 15 make glaze mixture: heat 1/4 cup sugar and 2 tbs water in a small saucepan until boiling.
• 16 remove from head and add chocolate mini chips.
• 17 stir until melted.
• 18 cut cooled brownie in half crosswise.
• 19 spread bottom half of brownie with creamy filling.
• 20 top with the top half of the brownie.
• 21 spread glaze over top.
• 22 cut into bars after glaze has set.