Black And Cheesecake Squares: It's A Martha Good Thing!

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour (plus 2 t. more)
• 3/4 cup cocoa
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/4 cups butter
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 spray a 13x9 pan, line with parchment paper (overhang by 2-inches & spray that part too); set aside.
• 2 sift dry "cookie layer" ingredients into a large bowl.
• 3 cream butter and sugar in another bowl; add eggs and vanilla; beat until smooth, scraping occasionally.
• 4 reduce speed, add flour mixture; increase mixer speed to medium, beat until well-mixed.
• 5 reserve 1 cup dough (cover & chill).
• 6 press remaining dough in prepapred pan; chill for 30 minutes.
• 7 preheat oven, then bake cookie dough in pan; edges will puff, base is set (about 25 minutes); cool on a wire rack.
• 8 if the oven is off, please preheat again to 325 for the next step.
• 9 mix cream cheese ingredients in a mixing bowl. spread over cooled cookie dough; crumble reserved dough on top of cheese layer.
• 10 bake until cream cheese is set (25-30 minutes).
• 11 cool on wire rack; lift out using overhanging parchment paper.
• 12 cut into 24 squares for nibbles of goodness or larger for bake sale goodies.
• 13 store in covered container in fridge.