Lemon Cream Cheese Bars
"I crave these! I have to have a reason to make these (ie ladies night) otherwise I will eat the whole pan and regret it later!"
photo by BakinBaby
- Ready In:
- 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Serves:
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24
ingredients
- 1 (18 ounce) package lemon cake mix with pudding
- 1 egg
- 1⁄3 cup oil
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1⁄3 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
directions
- Mix dry cake mix, 1 egg, and oil until crumbly.
- Reserving 1 cup, pat remainder in ungreased 9x13 pan, and bake at 350 for 15 minutes.
- While that bakes, beat cream cheese, sugar, 1 egg, and lemon juice together until light and smooth.
- Spread over baked layer and sprinkle reserved crumb mixture over the top.
- Bake 15 minutes more.
- Cool and cut into bars.
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Reviews
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This one gets our thumbs up! I sent the squares off with DH to his Saturday Pool League at the Elks and everyone raved about them. That's for keeping the pool guys happy! Made of PAC Spring 2011. A real keeper, thanks for sharing. -
This is another recipe I made for a party-giving friend who doesn't do well in the kitchen ~ What can I say but that she wanted a variety of cookies/bars, & I'm good at that! Was tempted to add some lemon zest, but didn't, since that's MY preference, not my friend's! These were a big hit, & I'm keeping the recipe around here, too! [Tagged, made & reviewed for one of my adoptees in the current Pick-A-Chef] -
These are really delicious. The lemon flavor is surprisingly light - not overwhelming or tart at all. Next time, I will grease the pan, as they were hard to remove. I dusted them with powdered sugar before serving. They were a hit at the party! This is a super-easy 5-star recipe!
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Happily married for nearly four years, I have been a stay-at-home mom since my DD was born prematurely in January 2006. Since that time I have become more conscious of nutrition and the role it plays in every aspect of our lives. Our second DD was just born, and all is going well.
I try to make the majority of our food from scratch, adding in nutritional enhancers when I can. :) I discovered I love baking bread last winter, and have been trying heartier whole-grain recipes.
This summer we planted a huge garden (another first for me!) and I learned how to can. We are already looking forward to next year, as we learned so much (and have so much to change!) this summer about organic gardening.
