Cheesecake Brownies

INGREDIENTS

• 1 ½ cups butter (3 sticks)
  

• ¾ pound bittersweet chocolate, chopped
  

• 8 large eggs
  

• 1 ½ cups dark brown sugar
  

• 2 cups granulated sugar
  

• 4 teaspoons  Watkins vanilla extract
  

• 1 ½ teaspoons salt
  

• 2 ¼ cups flour
  

• ¾ cup cocoa
• 1 pound cream cheese, softened
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch

• 1 cup apricot jam

• 1 cup pumpkin butter
  

DIRECTIONS
1. Heat oven to 325 degrees F. Line a baking pan with parchment paper and lightly butter. Melt the butter and chocolate. Whisk 6 eggs, brown sugar, and 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar together.
2. Stir in 3 teaspoons vanilla, salt, melted chocolate, flour, and cocoa. Pour into the prepared pan. Beat cream cheese using a mixer on medium speed until fluffy.
3. Add the remaining 2 eggs, 1/2 cup sugar, and 1 teaspoon vanilla and the cornstarch; beat until smooth and spread over the chocolate batter. Combine jam and pumpkin butter.
4. Drop in spoonfuls onto cream cheese and draw swirls using a knife. Bake until center tests clean, about 40 minutes. Cool and punch out shapes using Halloween-themed cutters.

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