Today I thought I would share my 86 year old great aunt’s Chocolate Brownie Bars recipe with all of you. If you are a chocolate brownie lover, I think you will enjoy this easy-to-make recipe.
Chocolate Brownie Bars Recipe
8 oz. block cream cheese, softened
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg
2 oz. unsweetened chocolate, melted
1/2 cup butter, softened
2 large eggs
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
Blend together the cream cheese, 1/3 cup granulated sugar and large egg until creamy; set aside. In a new bowl combine together the melted chocolate and 1/2 cup softened butter.ย Beat in the 2 large eggs and 1 cup granulated sugar until well combined. Stir in the all-purpose flour, baking powder and vanilla extract. Beat mixture for 1 to 2 minutes or until well combined. Divide the batter into 2 parts.
Pour 1/2 the batter into a lightly greased 8×8″ brownie pan. Spread the cream cheese mixture on top using a silicone spatula. Pour the other 1/2 of the batter on top of that.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Place baking dish into the oven and bake for 35 to 40 minutes or until done.
* This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, we may or may not receive a small commission which helps to support this site. Thank you!

I’ve tried a similar recipe using cream cheese, but, I think chocolate brownies with cream cheese frosting are even better.
These look beautiful this morning. Now I have to go buy some ingredients otherwise I’ll be craving these until I taste them. Thanks so much to you and your 86 year old great Aunt.
Carol L.
Lucky4750 (at) aol (dot) com
It looks like I need coffee and some glasses…I meanr cream cheese and not sour cream. DUH! Sorry about that.
O.K….It’s 5:45 am and now I’m craving these Brownies! I wasn’t planning on a trip to the supermarket today but I don’t think I can shake this craving. I’ve never tried brownies with sour cream before although I have used it in cakes. I bet these are super moist and so delicious. Thanks my sweets for the awesome recipe!!! ๐
Oh, these look very tasty, and I love that cream cheese is in them, have pinned for later when I am able to eat carbs, don’t know when that will be! lol ๐