Almond Macaroon Brownies

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 6 tablespoons butter
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 1 2/3 cups sweetened flaked coconut
• 1 cup whole natural almonds
• 6 squares semisweet baking chocolate
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 beat cream cheese and 2 tablespoons butter until softened;beat in 1/4 cup sugar.
• 2 stir in 1 egg, 1 tablespoon flour and coconut.
• 3 reserve 16 almonds for garnish; chop remaining almonds.
• 4 stir in 1/3 cup of the chopped almonds. set aside.
• 5 stir 5 squares chocolate and remaining butter over low heat until melted.
• 6 remove from heat; stir in 1/2 cup sugar and vanilla then beat in 2 eggs.
• 7 stir in 1/2 cup flour, baking soda and salt; add remaining chopped almonds.
• 8 spread chocolate batter in a greased 8-inch square pan; spread cheese batter on top.
• 9 garnish with whole almonds, spacing so there will be one per brownie.
• 10 bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes or until cake tester inserted in center comes out almost clean. ( don't overbake!).
• 11 melt remaining chocolate, drizzle over brownies; cool in pan then cut into squares or bars.