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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