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HERSHEY'S Chocolate Cream Cheese Brownies Recipe

Details

Timing
Timing
Total:
Bake:
35 Min.
Skill Level:
Intermediate
Yields:
36 brownies

Brownies that are chocolatey and rich? You'll get both in this chocolate and cream cheese brownie recipe! Try out this HERSHEY'S recipe tonight.

Ingredients & Directions

Bake Time
35 minutes

BAKE MODE:

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Ingredients

  • 1 cup
    butter or margarine, softened (250 mL)
  • 3 oz
    cream cheese (90 g)
  • 2 cups
    granulated sugar (500 mL)
  • 3
    eggs
  • 1 cup
    all-purpose flour (250 mL)
  • 3/4 cup
    HERSHEY'S Cocoa (175 mL)
  • 1/4 tsp
    baking powder (1 mL)
  • 1/2 tsp
    salt (2 mL)
  • 3/4 cup
    chopped nuts (175 mL)
  • Frosting:
  • 3 tbsps
    butter or margarine, softened (45 mL)
  • 3 tbsps
    HERSHEY'S Cocoa (45 mL)
  • 1 1/3 cups
    icing sugar (325 mL)
  • 3/4 tsp
    vanilla extract (4 mL)
  • 1 tbsp
    milk (approx.) (15 mL)
  • 1 tbsp
    light corn syrup (15 mL) (optional)
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla extract (5 mL)

Directions

Equipment Needed 
oven Oven
baking pan 13x9x2-inch (33x23x5 cm) Baking Pan
mixing bowl Mixing Bowl
mixer Mixer
wire rack Wire Rack
1

Preheat the oven to 325°F (170°C). Grease a 9x13x2-inch (3.5 L) baking dish; set aside.

2

Beat butter with cream cheese and sugar in a large bowl until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Combine flour with cocoa, salt and baking powder in a separate bowl. Gradually add the dry mixture to the wet mixture, stirring until well combined. Stir in nuts and spread batter into prepared baking dish.

3

Bake for 35 to 40 minutes or just until brownies begin to pull away from side of pan. Place on a rack and cool completely.

4

Frosting: Beat butter with the cocoa in a small bowl until blended. Gradually add the icing sugar and vanilla; beat well. Add milk and corn syrup (if using); beat until smooth. Add additional milk, a little at a time, until spreadable.

5

Spread frosting over cooled brownies and cut into bars.