Hazelnut Cream Cheese Brownies

== Ingredients ==
* 4 oz cream cheese, room temperature
* ¼ cup granulated sugar
* 1 egg
* 2 tsp lemon juice
* ½ tsp vanilla
* ¼ cup Oregon hazelnut meal (finely ground roasted hazelnuts)
=== Brownie batter ===
* 6 oz semi-sweet chocolate morsels
* ¼ cup butter or margarine
* ¾ cup all-purpose white flour
* 2 tbsp cocoa
* ½ tsp baking powder
* ¼ tsp salt
* ¾ cup granulated sugar
* 2 eggs
* 1 tsp vanilla
* ½ cup roasted and coarsely chopped Oregon hazelnuts 
== Directions ==
# In 1-quart bowl with electric mixer, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. 
# Beat in egg, lemon juice and vanilla. 
# Fold in hazelnut meal. 
# Refrigerate while preparing brownie batter. 
 
=== Brownie batter ===
# Melt chocolate morsels and butter over simmering water. 
# Cool to 100-110°F. 
# In small bowl, sift together flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt. 
# Reserve. 
# In 2-quart bowl, beat sugar, eggs and vanilla until smooth and lemon colored, about 2 minutes. 
# Beat in melted chocolate and butter. 
# Add dry ingredients and beat until well mixed. 
# Fold in chopped hazelnuts. 
# Spread one half of the chocolate batter into a greased 8-inch square baking pan. 
# Pour cream cheese filling over bottom layer. 
# Gently spread remaining brownie batter over the cream cheese layer. 
# Pull a metal spatula through the batter for a marbleized effect. 
# Bake in 350°F oven for approximately 40 minutes. 
# Do not over bake. 
# Cool and serve plain, dusted with powdered sugar. 
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