Brownie recipes are like clothes. The Cream Cheese Brownie Recipe is more of a dressy, special occasion outfit, while the Fudge Brownie Recipe is your most comfortable pair of jeans and a T-shirt. But either way, it should be easy, right? OK.
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Basic Fudge Brownie Recipe
3/4 cup butter (1 1/2 sticks)
3 ounces semi-sweet chocolate
3 eggs, beaten
1 cup sugar
3/4 cup flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
Melt the butter and chocolate together in a small saucepan. Cool.
When cool, stir in the eggs. Add the sugar, flour and salt and mix well. Fold in the nuts.
Transfer the brownie batter to a greased 9 x 13" pan and bake at 325° until the center springs back when touched lightly, 25 to 35 minutes.
Makes 18 to 24 brownies, depending on the cut.
Cream Cheese Brownie Recipe
Basic fudge brownie batter, above
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
Pour the fudge brownie batter into the baking pan and spread evenly.
Cream together the cream cheese, sugar and egg. Drop by spoonfuls onto the batter.
Create a marbled effect by cutting through the batter several times with a knife. Bake as above.
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