Butterscotch Cream Cheese Brownies

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 2 1/3 cups white sugar, divided
• 3 eggs, divided
• 3/4 cup water
• 2/3 cup cocoa powder
• 1/2 cup butter
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 (11 ounce) package butterscotch chips (nestle® toll house®)

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins Ready Time: 1 hr


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). grease and flour a 10x13-inch baking dish.
• beat cream cheese, 1/3 cup sugar, and 1 egg together in a bowl using an electric mixer until smooth.
• mix water, cocoa powder, and butter together in a saucepan; heat over medium-low heat until melted, about 5 minutes.
• combine flour, remaining 2 cups sugar, 2 eggs, sour cream, baking soda, vanilla extract, and salt in a large bowl. beat chocolate mixture into flour mixture until batter is smooth; spread into the prepared baking dish. spoon cream mixture over batter and run a knife through the cream cheese mixture to spread into a marbled pattern. sprinkle butterscotch chips over top.
• bake in the preheated oven until the top is dry and the edges have started to pull away from the sides of the pan, about 35 minutes.