Ingredients:
Brownies:
-Chocolate, 4 ounces
-Butter, 3/4 cup
-Sugar, 2 cups
-Eggs, 3
-Vanilla Extract, 1 teaspoon
-Almond Extract, 1 teaspoon
-Flour, 1 cup
-Dried Cherries, 3/4 cup or one 5-ounce bag
Topping:
-Philadelphia Cream Cheese, 1 8-ounce brick
-Sugar, 1/2 cup
-Egg, 1
-Vanilla Extract, 1 teaspoon
-Cherry Preserves, 1 cup
Directions:
Dump the butter and chocolate into a large bowl. Microwave on high for about two minutes, or until the butter is melted. Stir until the chocolate is melted.
Add the sugar and stir it in.
Add the eggs, vanilla and almond extracts and stir until well-blended.
Add the flour and again, stir until well-blended. This recipe makes a very soft and fudgy brownie. Add a little more flour for a more cake-like brownie. Fold in the dried cherries.
Set the brownie batter aside for now. In a small bowl, combine the cream cheese, sugar, vanilla and egg. Beat until smooth.
Heat the cherry preserves for a minute in the microwave, just long enough to make it thin enough to spread easily.
Spread the brownie batter into a well-greased 13x9x2 baking dish.
Spread the cream cheese over the top.
Spread the preserves over the cream cheese and then swirl it all together with a knife.
Bake at 350 for about 40 minutes.
Let them cool for a little while before cutting into squares.
Enjoy!