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Cream Cheese Brownies

Try these delicious brownies the next time you are looking for a treat for your family. They are delicious and will become a family favorite.

Ingredients
Brownie layer

  • 1 chocolate brownie mix
  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 or 3 eggs (depending on box directions)
  • 1 teaspoon almond extract

White layer

  • 8 ounces cream cheese
  • 4 Tablespoons butter
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 Tablespoons flour
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

Directions
Follow directions on box for cake-like brownies, adding 1 teaspoon almond extract. Spread in 9×13 inch pan. Cream butter and cream cheese. Blend in all other white layer ingredients. Zigzag cream cheese mixture through the brownie mix using a knife or fork.
Bake @ 350 degrees for 35 minutes.

Swedish Kringler Coffee Cake

You don’t know what you are missing if you haven’t had Swedish Kringler Coffee Cake. Some people call it kringle or kringa, whatever you call it, it is one of my favorites. My husband’s Danish Grandmother used to make this and it was always a treat when she did.

Almond extract and sliced almonds are available at [ad#Myspice Hyperlink].

Ingredients
Crust

  • 1 cup flour
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1 to 2 Tablespoons water

Filling

  • 1 cup water
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1 cup flour
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon almond extract

Icing

  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 1/2 Tablespoons cream
  • 1 Tablespoon butter, softened
  • 2 teaspoons almond extract

Directions
Mix flour, butter and water as for pie crust. Press onto a jelly roll pan (11×14) or use cookie sheets and press into two 4 inch wide strips the length of the cookie sheet. For the filling: heat the water and butter to boiling. Remove from heat. Stir in flour, beating until smooth. Add the 3 eggs, 1 at a time and beat until smooth after each egg. Add almond extract. Spread over crust. Bake @ 375 degrees for 45 minutes. Beat icing ingredients. Spread on top of cake. Sprinkle with sliced almonds.