Categories: Cookie Bars- Fruit Bars- Brownies

Ingredients

• 1 pkg. (3 oz.) cream cheese, softened
• 6 Tbsp. butter or margarine
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1/2 cup plus 1 Tbsp. all-purpose flour
• 1 2/3 cups Baker's Angel Flake coconut
• 1 cup Dole Whole Natural almonds
• 6 squares Baker's Semi-Sweet chocolate
• 1/2 tsp. vanilla
• 1/2 tsp. baking powder
• 1/4 tsp. salt

Directions

1. Beat cream cheese and 2 Tbsp. butter until softened; beat in 1/4 cup sugar. Stir in 1 egg, 1 Tbsp. flour and coconut. Reserve 16 almonds for garnish; chop remaining almonds. Stir in 1/3 cup of the chopped almonds. Set aside.
2. Stir 5 squares chocolate and remaining butter over low heat until melted. Remove from heat; stir in 1/2 cup sugar and vanilla. Beat in 2 eggs. Stir in 1/2 cup flour, baking powder and salt. Add remaining chopped almonds.
3. Spread chocolate batter in greased 8-inch square pan. Spread cheese batter on top. Garnish with whole almonds. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes or until cake tester inserted in center comes out almost clean. (Don’t over bake).
4. Melt remaining chocolate, drizzle over brownies. Cool in pan. Cut into bars or squares.

5. makes about 16

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