I have best friends from all of the different parts of my life, from elementary to college and every step and place in between. Erin... she's my best friend from high school (and quite possibly my hands-down favorite person, ever) and she's a fellow foodie. The best kinds of friends are the foodie kind, I believe.
When we were in high school, Erin and I developed one of those beautiful girls-night-in traditions with a few other close girlfriends, all of which contained three key ingredients: pajamas, movies and THESE brownies.
The brownies came to life after Erin and I saw a box-mix for them in our local HEB and thought that we could do better. Over the years, the brownies have taken different forms; we usually used a box brownie mix and added the cream cheese. Here, I use my Gramma's scratch brownie mix and the same idea that Erin and I developed in her parents' kitchen many years ago.
CREAM CHEESE BROWNIES:
What you'll need:2 1/2c. white sugar, divided
1 3/4 c. all-purpose flour
1/2 c. baking cocoa (unsweetened)
1 tsp. salt
1 c. veggie oil
6 eggs, divided
1 tsp. vanilla
8 oz. full-fat cream cheese
What you'll do:
In a large mixing bowl, combine 2 cups of sugar, flour, baking cooca, salt, veggie oil, 5 eggs and vanilla. Using a large fork (not a mixer), mix by hand until well blended. Pour mixture into a greased glass pan (I use 9 x 13).
In a medium mixing bowl, combine 1/2 cup sugar, 1 egg and softened cream cheese. Beat until fluffy (and yes, you can use a mixer for this part).
Using a tablespoon, drop cream cheese mixture into brownie batter. Swirl the cream cheese into the batter or leave it on top, whichever you prefer.
Bake for 30 - 35 minutes at 350 degrees. Let brownies cool completely and cut into bars to serve to your best foodie friends!
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