Marbled Chocolate Cheesecake Bars

By leejaywv

Ingredients

• CHOCOLATE BATTER:
• 3/4 cup water
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 1/2 squares unsweetened chocolate - (1 1/2 oz)
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 cups brown sugar - (packed)
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• CREAM CHEESE MIXTURE:
• 1 package cream cheese - (8 oz) softened
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 egg beaten
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips - (6 oz)

Details

Servings 6

Preparation

Step 1

In a small saucepan, combine water, butter, and chocolate; cook and stir over low heat until smooth. Cool.

In a mixing bowl, combine flour, brown sugar, baking soda, and salt. Add eggs and sour cream; beat on low just until combined. Stir in chocolate mixture until smooth.

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.

In another bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar, egg, and vanilla; set aside.

Spread chocolate batter into a greased 15- by 10- by 1-inch baking pan. Drop cream cheese mixture by tablespoonfuls over batter; cut through the batter with a knife to swirl. Sprinkle with chocolate chips.

Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.

This recipe yields about 6 dozen bars.