Lemon Cream Cheese Bars (Sandra)

I got this recipe from: "Recipe Tips.com"- the only change I made was to double the amount of cream cheese. When you bake it, 20 min is lots otherwise the crust gets a bit too hard.

Cream Cheese Lemon Bars Recipe

recipetips.com - Moist and full of flavor, these lemon bars are a spring classic. Lemon zest and lemon juice provide a fresh lemony flavor to these lemon bars. This easy bar recipe is just one of many you will find on our site.

Cream Cheese Lemon Bars Recipe (+)

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ChrissyMonster's Comment:

"Does anyone know what "1/2 lemon, grated" means? Do they mean just the zest......"

Ingredients

• 1 box lemon cake mix
• 1/3 cup butter or margarine - softened
• 1 egg
• 8 ounces cream cheese - softened
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1/2 lemon - grated
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice or 1/2 fresh squeezed lemon
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Prep Time
15 minutes

Cook Time
35 minutes

Total Time
50 minutes

Container: 9 x 13 baking pan and a mixing bowl

Serving Description: 1 bar

Directions

• In a mixing bowl, blend dry cake mix, butter, and 1 egg.
• Press into a 9 x 13 pan, ungreased.
• Beat the cream cheese until smooth.
• Gradually blend in the powdered sugar.
• Stir in lemon peel and lemon juice until smooth.
• Reserve 1/2 cup of this mixture and refrigerate it for later use.
• Beat the remaining 2 eggs, add the vanilla, and then beat this mixture into the remaining cream cheese mixture until well blended.
• Spread over the cake mixture.
• Bake at 350° until set, approximately 25 to 30 minutes.
• Cool completely.
• Spread the reserved cream cheese mixture onto the bars.
• Refrigerate until firm; then cut into squares and serve.