Mint-cream Cheese Brownies

Total Time: 32 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 22 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa
• 1/3 cup flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 4 egg whites, lightly beaten
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon peppermint extract
• 6 ounces fat free cream cheese
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 1 egg
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon peppermint extract

Recipe

• 1 combine first 4 ingredients in a large mixing bowl; stir well.
• 2 combine 4 egg whites and next 3 ingredients in a small bowl; add to dry ingredients, stirring well.
• 3 spread batter in an 8-inch square pan coated with cooking spray.
• 4 combine cream cheese and remaining ingredients in a medium bowl.
• 5 beat at low speed of an electric mixer until smooth.
• 6 spoon cream cheese mixture by tablespoonfuls over cocoa mixture.
• 7 cut through cream cheese and cocoa mixtures with a knife to create a marbled effect.
• 8 bake at 350°f for 22 minutes.
• 9 let cool in pan.
• 10 cut into bars.