Black Forest Brownie Bars

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

Ingredients

• 4 ounces unsweetened chocolate
• 1/2 cup butter
• 3/4 cup flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup light brown sugar, packed
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
• 1/2 cup semisweet mini chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup butter
• 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1 1/4 cups powdered sugar
• 1 cup dried cherries, finely chopped
• 2 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 tablespoon whipping cream

Recipe

• 1 bars:.
• 2 preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• 3 melt chocolate and butter in a small saucepan or in the microwave, stirring until smooth.
• 4 cool.
• 5 combine flour and salt in a bowl.
• 6 set aside.
• 7 in mixing bowl, beat eggs until fluffy, about 1 minute.
• 8 gradually beat in brown sugar.
• 9 add cooled chocolate mixture and vanilla.
• 10 stir in flour mixture until blended.
• 11 stir in walnuts and chocolate chips.
• 12 spread batter in a buttered 13"x 9" baking pan.
• 13 bake for 20-22 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• 14 cool in pan on wire rack.
• 15 cherry cream cheese filling:.
• 16 cream butter and cream cheese in a bowl until light and fluffy.
• 17 gradually beat in vanilla and powdered sugar.
• 18 stir in cherries.
• 19 spread mixture evenly over brownie layer.
• 20 refrigerate until set.
• 21 chocolate drizzle:.
• 22 melt the chocolate chips and cream over low heat or in the microwave.
• 23 cool slightly.
• 24 dip a fork into the mixture and drizzle over the cherry layer.
• 25 chill until firm then cut in 2"x2" squares.