Twelve Days of Chocolate - Chocolate-Cheesecake Squares

We're counting down to the Brooks Friends of the Library Death by Chocolate Bake Sale with the Twelve Days of Chocolate. Every day from now until May 12 we will be giving you a new chocolate recipe every day to tempt and inspire you. Each of these recipes came from magazines that are currently available for check out from the Brooks Public Library.

Today's sinful squares come from Everyday Food Magazine. You can check this magazine out from the Brooks Public Library or at www.marthastewart.com/everyday-food.

Chocolate-Cheesecake Squares

Ingredients

Nonstick cooking spray

 8 chocolate wafer cookies

 1 bar (8 ounces) reduced-fat cream cheese

 1 cup reduced-fat sour cream

 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

 2 tablespoons cornstarch

 3/4 cup sugar

 1 large whole egg, plus 1 large egg white

 1/3 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Coat an 8-inch square baking pan with cooking spray. Line with two crisscrossed pieces of parchment or wax paper, spraying between sheets. Spray lined pan; set aside.

 2. Process cookies in a food processor until finely ground. Gently press crumbs into bottom of prepared pan (do not rinse processor bowl).

 3. Blend cream cheese and sour cream in food processor until smooth, scraping down sides of bowl as needed. Add cocoa, cornstarch, sugar, egg, and egg white; process until smooth. Pour into pan; sprinkle with chocolate chips.

 4. Bake until just set, 35 to 40 minutes; cool completely in pan. Refrigerate at least 1 hour. Invert onto a tray; peel off paper, and reinvert crust side down. Cut into 9 squares.

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And remember, the Death by Chocolate Bake Sale is happening Saturday May 12, 10:00am to 2:00pm at the Brooks Royal Canadian Legion. If you wish to donate some of your baking please give Gloria a call at 403-362-3295.