Brownie Cheesecake Bars

2/3 Cup Butter
1 and 1/2 Cups Sugar
2/3 Cup Hersey's Cocoa
3 Eggs divided
1/2 Cup of Milk
1 Tablespoon Cornstarch
1/2 Teaspoon Baking Powder
3 Teaspoons Vanilla
2 Tablespoons Butter
1 Package (8oz.) Cream Cheese
1 Can Sweetened Condensed Milk (14oz.)
1 and 1/2 Cups Flour
1 Cup Chopped Nuts (Optional)

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 13x9inch baking pan. In a bowl combine your flour, sugar, melted butter, cocoa, 2 eggs, milk, 2 teaspoons vanilla and baking powder until well blended. Stir in nuts if you choose to use them.

Spread into pan. In small mixing bowl, beat cream cheese, 2 tablespoons butter and cornstarch until fluffy. Gradually add sweentened condensed milk, then remaining 1 egg and 1 teaspoon vanilla beating until smooth. Pour over brownie batter. Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until top is lightly browned. Cool, refrigerate. Cut into bars. Store tightly covered in refrigerator.

These are Old Family Recipes of My Children's Great Grandmother, Martha Emerson. She warmed our tummies with these Great Holiday Treats many a times. I know that Gram Emerson would just love that others are enjoying her blessed gift for baking. God Bless Her Soul.