Christmas Brownies are a festive and delicious way to celebrate the season. A from-scratch brownie layer topped with a red & green swirled cream cheese layer come together to make a rich brownie that will make kids and adults happy.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line the bottom of an 8 x 8 baking dish with parchment paper and spray with non-stick spray. Set aside.
For the Brownie Layer
In a medium bowl, add the sugar, flour, cocoa powder, salt, and baking powder.
In a liquid measuring cup (or small bowl), add oil, eggs, and vanilla. Mix with a fork until well combined.
Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix with a spatula until just combined.
Pour the batter into the prepared baking dish.
For the Cream Cheese Layer
In a medium bowl, add the cream cheese, sugar, egg, & vanilla. Blend until smooth.
To two small bowls, add 1/2 cup each of the cream cheese mixture.
To one bowl, add red food coloring. To the other bowl, add green coloring.
Spoon the white, red, and green cream batters on top of the brownie batter.
Gently swirl with a skewer.
Bake for 45-50 minutes or until set. Remove and let cool completely before slicing.
Notes
If using the Wilton Color Right System - for these photos, I used 5 drops of red food coloring for the red portion. For the green portion, I used 5 yellow drops and 2 blue drops.