Small-Batch Cream Cheese Brownies

Name: Small-Batch Cream Cheese Brownies
Yield: Makes 4 brownies
Ingredients: 1 ounce (28 grams), unsweetened chocolate, chopped fine; 2 tablespoons, unsalted butter; 5 tablespoons (2¼ ounces; 64 grams), sugar; 1 , large egg yolk; 2 teaspoons, water; ¼ teaspoon, vanilla extract; 2½ tablespoons (¾ ounces; 21 grams), all-purpose flour; ⅛ teaspoon, baking powder; ⅛ teaspoon, table salt; 1 ounce (28 grams), cream cheese, cut into 4 pieces; 2 tablespoons, sour cream; 1½ teaspoons, sugar; ¾ teaspoon, all-purpose flour

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated July/August 2023

Desserts or Baked Goods

Brownies & Bars

Cream cheese brownies are an American classic.

SERVESMakes 4 brownies

TIME45 minutes, plus 40 minutes cooling

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

When done right, the two batters must complement each other rather than compete. We used unsweetened chocolate for bold chocolate flavor and a cakey brownie batter so that the added liquid from the cream cheese filling didn't make the brown...

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