Fudge Brownies

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups butter
• 2 cups bittersweet chocolate chips or 12 ounces chocolate, chopped
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 6 eggs
• 2 1/2 cups sugar
• 3/4 cup nuts, chopped (optional)
• 8 ounces cream cheese
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 egg

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350.
• 2 lightly butter a 9x13" brownie pan.
• 3 melt butter and chocolate in a double boiler or a bowl set over simmering water. set aside.
• 4 sift together the flour and salt and set aside.
• 5 in a medium bowl using a whisk or an electric mixer, whip the eggs and sugar until thick and pale yellow.
• 6 add the chocolate, then fold in sifted ingredients.
• 7 fold in nuts, if using.
• 8 transfer to brownie pan and bake for 30 minutes, until the top looks shiny and set.
• 9 cool for 20 minutes before cutting.
• 10 marble brownies: in a medium bowl beat until smooth 8 oz package of cream cheese, 1/3 cup sugar, 1 tablespoon vanilla extract, and one egg.
• 11 swirl this mixture on top of the brownie batter before baking.