Easy Bake Shoppe Marbled Brownies

Sure to be a hit, these brownies have a cheesecake-like mixture swirled throughout the batter to create a marbled effect.

Recipe Ingredients:

2/3 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
2 tablespoons water
1 2/3 cups HERSHEY'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips - divided use
2 large eggs, slightly beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Cream Cheese Marble (recipe follows)

Cooking Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Line 8-inch square baking pan with foil; grease foil.
2. Prepare Cream Cheese Marble; set aside.
3. Stir together flour, baking soda and salt.
4. Combine sugar, butter and water in medium saucepan. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture comes to a boil. Remove from heat; immediately add 1 cup chocolate chips, stirring until melted.
5. Stir in eggs and vanilla until blended; gradually add flour mixture, blending well.
6. Spread 2/3 of chocolate batter into prepared pan.
7. Spoon Cream Cheese Marble over chocolate; drop spoonfuls of remaining chocolate batter onto cream cheese. Gently swirl chocolate batter into cream cheese with spatula.
8. Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until brownies begin to pull away from sides of pan. Cool completely in pan on wire rack.
9. Remove from pan; peel off foil. Cut into squares.

Makes about 18 brownies.

Cream Cheese Marble: Beat 1 (3-ounce) package softened cream cheese and 1/4 cup granulated sugar in small bowl until smooth. Add 1 large egg and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract; beat well. Stir in remaining 2/3 cup chocolate chips from brownie recipe.

Mint Variation: Substitute 1 2/3 cups (10-ounce package) HERSHEY'S Mint Chocolate Chips . Add 2 drops green food color to Cream Cheese Marble, if desired.

Recipe and photograph courtesy of the Hershey Kitchens, and reprinted with permission of The Hershey Company. © The Hershey Company.