Cream Cheese Swirl Blondies


Now and again, Anna the Scholar becomes Anna the Baker.


While I am working my way through Martha Stewart's Cupcake Book, Anna prefers Martha Stewart's Cookies.  
Cookies are a bit less fancy.  A bit more her.


Anna chose to bake these Cream Cheese Swirl Blondies to bring to the NEW NEIGHBORS!  
While the new neighbors did not include new playmates ..... they did have two dogs!


Tart Cream Cheese swirled with sugary, cookie dough batter.
Be careful..... These Blondies are highly habit forming!

Thank goodness for the new neighbors!




Cream Cheese Swirl Blondies
Martha Stewart's Cookies

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.  Line a buttered 8-inch square baking pan with parchment, allowing a 2-inch overhang.  Butter overhang.

Blondie Layer
1 2/3 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon coarse salt
9 Tablespoon Butter
1 cup packed light brown sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla

Whisk together flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl.

In a separate bowl, mix butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.  Add eggs and vanilla; mix until combined.  Reduce speed to low.  Add flour mixture; mix, scraping down sides of bowl, until well combined

Cream Cheese Layer
6 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
2 Tablespoons butter
2 Tablespoons flour
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Put all of the ingredients for the Cream Cheese Layer into a bowl.  Mix on medium speed until smooth.

Pour half of the blondie batter into prepared pan, and spread evenly with an offset spatula.  Spoon two-thirds of the cream cheese mixture on top, and spread evenly.  Drop dollops of remaining batter on top (spacing about one inch apart.

Gently swirl cream cheese mixture into batter with a butter knife, running the knife lengthwise and crosswise through layers.  Bake until golden brown and a cake tester inserted into center comes out with a few crumbs but not wet, 45 to 47 minutes.  Let cool slightly in pan, about 15 minutes.  Lift out; let cool completely on a wire rack before cutting into squares.  Blondies can be stored between layers of parchment in an airtight container at room temperature up to 2 days.














Comments

Jenni Price said…
Oh my....these do look delicious! I'm sure your neighbors are going to love them!

Blessings,

Jenni (Pancake Art)
Oh my gosh those cream cheese blondies look delicious! Thanks for sharing the recipe. I'm sure your neighbors are enjoying them!
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Jessica said…
These look amazing!!
AsylumTanya said…
I have some cream cheese left over from another recipe. I have just enough to make these! Thanks for sharing!
I find it amusing that in the past week, I've baked cream cheese brownies and blondies, and here you are, with a combo of the two. They look great- kudos to Anna for trying them out. I'm sure the neighbors loved them.
Stopping by from Add a Pinch's Mingle Monday and these bars look right up my alley! YUM!
Anonymous said…
Those look mouthwatering! I've never had blondies with cream cheese, but I bet they are great! Thanks for sharing the recipe.
Oh my I just gained 5 lbs. looking at these! Thanks for sharing, you can add these to the Delicious Dishes linky too.
Jacinda Cote said…
Yummy! These look like they are worth falling off my diet wagon for a while! :) Found you via Blue Cricket...
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~Jacinda
Hmm.. It looks delicious!
Thank you so much for linking to {nifty thrifty things} last week!
I hope to see you again tomorrow!
xoxo,
Vanessa

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