Cream Cheese Lemon Bars Recipe

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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.

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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

Container:9 x 13 baking pan and a mixing bowl

Directions

PREP

15 mins

COOK

35 mins

READY IN

50 mins

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.

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Reviewed By DaniDish

"Beyond delicious. How can a double recipe vanish in only a day? These will be your favorite lemon bar recipe not only because it's fast and easy, but because it's absolutely scrumptious. I added some toasted coconut to the top for some color and texture but i like them just as instructed in the recipe. Thank you for the wonderful share!"

Reviewed By Kat Parris

"The filling was very good and not to sweet. But the crust made out of cake mix tasted artificial and a little like chemicals. I will make the filling again but put it over handmade lemon shortbread."

Reviewed By luvinglife

"I recommend making these bars to anyone that likes lemon bars. They are so moist and lemony . . . Yum!"

Reviewed By Brad

"These are delicious."

Reviewed By CamiLea

"I was hungry for lemon bars but had never made them before. This recipe looked good so I thought I would give it a try. Glad I did. They were so yummy!"

Reviewed By sassypants

"Delicious! The only thing I changes was I used almond extract since I was out of vanilla extract. I think I would do the same thing next time."

Reviewed By AuntBea

"What can I say . . . other than "so yummy!""

Reviewed By kt-b

"I happened to have a lemon cake mix on hand and needed a dessert recipe to bring to a friend's house. These were absolutely delicious! Everyone thought I slaved over them. I didn't tell them how easy they actually were!"

Reviewed By bam

"Sweet_Lover is right, 5 stars are not enough. I made these again this weekend and it always surprises me as to how much everyone loves these. Even the little kids!"

Reviewed By sweet_lover

"OMG is all I have to say! 5 stars isn't nearly enough."

Reviewed By Gama

"ChrissyMonster, you are correct, 1/2 lemon grated refers to the zest from half a lemon. I have made this recipe many times. Everyone always loves these bars."

Comment By ChrissyMonster

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

Reviewed By isabella26

"i love this recipe!! the only thing i made a change was i put 1/2 cup of butter and doubled the cream cheese and ohh it was soo gooey and lemony. thank you so much for sharing xoxo"

Comment By isabella26

"i love this!! i'm a big fan of lemon and cream cheese so as soon as i saw this recipe on pintrest i had to do it. The only thing i did different on this recipe is i put the whole 1/2 a cup of butter and doubled the cream cheese.. thanks for sharing xoxo"

Reviewed By khernandez

"these are fabulous!!!"