Cream Cheese Brownies

Name: Cream Cheese Brownies
Yield: Makes Sixteen 2-inch Brownies
Ingredients: 4 ounces (113 grams), cream cheese, cut into 8 pieces; 1/2 cup, sour cream; 2 tablespoons, sugar; 1 tablespoon, all-purpose flour; 2/3 cup (3 1/3 ounces/94 grams), all-purpose flour; 1/2 teaspoon, baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon, salt; 4 ounces (113 grams), unsweetened chocolate, chopped fine; 8 tablespoons, unsalted butter; 1 1/4 cups (8 3/4 ounces/248 grams), sugar; 2 , large eggs; 1 teaspoon, vanilla extract

Desserts or Baked Goods
Chocolate
Brownies & Bars
Super Bowl

By Sarah Mullins ･ Appears in Cook's Illustrated July/August 2014, America's Test Kitchen TV

Everyone loves a rich brownie. Tangy cheesecake is a slam dunk. It’s too bad that when they’re combined, you wind up with a cheesy center and watered-down chocolate.

SERVES Makes Sixteen 2-inch Brownies

TIME 1¼ hours, plus 2 hours cooling

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