Cream Cheese Blonde Brownies

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Another terrific brownie recipe i picked up a few years back. If you use the non-fat cream cheese and sour cream these have the added bonus of being fairly low in fat.

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Steps

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In a small bowl , combine cream cheese , granulated sugar , egg whites , sour cream , 1 tablespoon of the flour , and 1 teaspoon of the vanilla.

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Beat until smooth.

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Set aside.

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In another small bowl , stir together the remaining 1 1 / 4 cups flour , baking powder and walnuts.

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Set aside.

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In a large bowl , combine syrup , brown sugar , butter , egg , and the remaining 2 teaspoons vanilla.

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Beat until smooth.

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Add flour mixture.

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Beat until dry ingredients are evenly moistened.

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Pour two-thirds of the brownie batter into a lightly oiled 8-inch baking pan.

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Spread to make level.

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Pour cheese mixture from step 1 evenly over batter.

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Drop remaining batter by spoonfuls over cheese mixture.

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Swirl with a knife to blend batter slightly with cheese mixture.

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Bake in a 350f oven until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.

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Let cool in a pan on a rack , then cut into 2-inch squares.

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Ingredients

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fat free cream cheese, granulated sugar, egg whites, nonfat sour cream, all-purpose flour, vanilla, baking powder, walnuts, pure maple syrup, butter, brown sugar, egg