Broadway Brownie Bars

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened and divided
• 1 1/2 cups sugar, divided
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine, softened and divided
• 1 large egg
• 2 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract, divided
• 2 (1 ounce) unsweetened chocolate squares, divided
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 1/4 cups chopped walnuts, divided
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 2 cups miniature marshmallows
• 1/4 cup milk
• 3 cups sifted powdered sugar

Recipe

• 1 beat (6 ounces) 3/4 cup cream cheese at medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth.
• 2 add 1/2 cup sugar, 2 tablespoons flour, 1/4 cup butter, 1 egg, and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla; beat until blended.
• 3 set cream cheese batter aside.
• 4 microwave 1/2 cup butter and 1 square unsweetened chocolate in a 1-quart microwave-safe bowl at high 1 minute or until melted, stirring once.
• 5 in another bowl, beat 2 eggs at medium speed, and gradually add remaining 1 cup sugar, beating well.
• 6 add 1 teaspoon vanilla extract to the egg/sugar mixture, and beat until blended.
• 7 add 1 cup flour and baking powder to the egg/sugar/vanilla mixture, beating well.
• 8 add melted chocolate to the egg/sugar/vanilla/flour mixture, and beat until chocolate batter is blended.
• 9 stir in 1 cup chopped walnuts.
• 10 pour chocolate batter into a greased 13- x 9-inch pan.
• 11 top with cream cheese batter.
• 12 sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup chopped walnuts and the one cup of chocolate chips.
• 13 bake at 350° for 24-28 minutes.
• 14 sprinkle with marshmallows, and bake 2 more minutes.
• 15 combine remaining 1/4 cup butter, remaining 1/4 cup cream cheese, remaining 1 square unsweetened chocolate, and milk in a saucepan.
• 16 cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until butter and chocolate melt.
• 17 stir in powdered sugar and remaining 1 teaspoon vanilla. (if frosting is too thick, add a tad more milk until desired spreading consistency).
• 18 drizzle or spread over brownies.
• 19 chill; cut into squares.