Ingredients:
3 oz Cream cheese
6 tbsp Butter or margarine
3/4 cup Sugar
3 Eggs
1/2 cup Flour
1 tbsp Flour
1 2/3 cup Flaked coconut
1 cup Whole blanched almonds
6 oz Semisweet chocolate
1/2 tsp Vanilla
1/2 tsp Baking powder
1/4 tsp Salt
Directions:
Beat cream cheese and 2 tablespoons butter until softened.
Beat in 1/4 cup sugar.
Stir in 1 egg, 1 tablespoon flour and coconut.
Reserve 16 whole almonds, chop the rest.
Stir in 1/3 cup chopped almonds; set aside.
Melt 5 oz chocolate and remaining butter (4 T) over low heat, until melted.
Remove from heat. Stir in 1/2 cup sugar and vanilla.
Beat in 2 eggs. Stir in 1/2 cup flour, baking powder and salt.
Add remaining chopped almonds. Spread cheese batter on top.
Garnish with whole almonds.
Bake for 40 minutes until cake tester comes out clean, don’t overbake.
Melt remaining square of chocolate and drizzle over the brownies.
Cool in pan. Cut into squares.
Recipe can be doubled.
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A great brownie recipe using Hazelnuts
1/2 cup Hazelnuts
1 cup Unsalted butter
2 cup Sugar
4 Eggs; beaten to blend
1/2 cup Cocoa powder; unsweetened
1 tbsp Vanilla
1/3 cup All purpose flour
1/2 tsp Salt
7 oz Semisweet chocolate; coarsely chopped
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Toast hazelnuts, husk and coarsely chop; set aside.
Lightly butter 9×13″ baking pan.
Melt 1 cup butter in heavy large saucepan over low heat.
Remove from heat and whisk in sugar, eggs, cocoa and vanilla.
Stir in flour and salt. Add chopped chocolate and nuts.
Spread batter in prepared pan.
Bake until tester inserted in center comes out barely moist but not wet, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool in pan on rack.
Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Wrap tightly.
Cut into 1 1/2-inch squares.
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Fudge Brownies with a touch of Kahlua
1 1/2 cup Flour — sifted
1/2 tsp Baking powder
1/2 tsp Salt
2/3 cup Butter
3 Squares unsweetened baking Chocolate
3 lg Eggs
2 cup Sugar
1/4 c + 1 Tbsp Kahlua
3/4 c Walnuts — chopped
Grease a 9″ square pan.
Preheat oven to 350F.
Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together.
Melt butter and chocolate together over low heat.
Beat eggs and sugar until light.
Add flour mixture, chocolate mixture and 1/4 cup Kahlua.
Blend well. Stir in nuts. Bake 30 minutes or until done.
Cool in pan.
Brush with remaining Kahlua.
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