Cream Cheese Brownies With Chocolate Chips

I have checked high and low and didn't find this recipe posted. So here is another one. Just the ingredients alone tell you how yummy this recipe is. Recipe Adapted from: Ultimate Chocolate by Patrici, October 24, 2004.

• Ready In: 55 mins
• Serves: 16

Ingredients

• Brownie Mixture

• 1⁄2 cup unsalted butter
• 1⁄3 cup  dutch process cocoa (no substitutes)
• 2  eggs
• 3⁄4 cup  superfine sugar
• 1⁄2 cup self-rising flour
• 1⁄8 teaspoon salt
• 1  teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3⁄4 cup bittersweet chocolate chips

• Cream Cheese Mixture

• 3⁄4 cup cream cheese, at room temperature
• 1  egg
• 1⁄3 cup  baker's  superfine sugar
• 1⁄4 cup self-rising flour
• 1  teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Butter and lighly flour 8x8-inch cake pan.
3. Combine the flour and salt. Set aside.
4. Melt the butter in a small, heavy-based saucepan, then stir in the cocoa until blended and set aside.
5. Beat the eggs until light and fluffy.
6. Gradually add the sugar and stir in the chocolate mixture.
7. Sift the flour/salt mixture over the top and fold into the mixture.
8. Add vanilla.
9. Fold in the chocolate chips.
10. Cream Cheese Mixture:
11. Whisk together cream cheese and egg and sugar (or use an electric mixer).
12. Sift 1/4 cup self-rising flour over this mixture and fold in .
13. Add 1 teaspoons vanilla extract.
14. Pour three-quarters of the brownie mixture into the prepared pan and spread the cream cheese mixture over it.
15. Drop spoonfuls of the remaining brownie mixture on top, making swirls with a knife.
16. Bake 35-40 minutes, or until the top is springy to the touch, being careful not to over bake.
17. Cool brownies in the pan, then cut into squares.
18. Enjoy!