50+ Friends Club Cookbook -- Cakes and Frostings -- CHEESECAKE BROWNIES

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CHEESECAKE BROWNIES

From the Kitchen of: Pepper

1/2 cup butter or margarine -- softened

8 ounces cream cheese -- softened

1-1/2 cups sugar

3 eggs

1 teaspoon instant coffee granules

1-1/2 teaspoons hot water

3/4 cup all-purpose flour

1/2 cup cocoa

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1 cup chopped pecans

Cream butter and cream cheese; gradually add sugar, beating well. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Dissolve coffee granules in hot water, and add to mixture.
Combine flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt; add to cream cheese mixture, mixing well. Stir in vanilla and chopped pecans.
Pour batter into greased 9-inch square baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees F. for 30 to 35 minutes. Cool and cut into squares.
Yield: about 20 brownies (1 per serving).
Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 211 Calories; 14g Fat (55.5% calories from fat); 3g Protein; 21g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 53mg Cholesterol; 155mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1/2 Grain(Starch); 1/2 Lean Meat; 2 1/2 Fat; 1 Other Carbohydrates.