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Tangy lemon cream cheese bars with a buttery shortbread crust and a dusting of powdered sugar.

Lemon Cream Cheese Bars

Tangy lemon cream cheese bars with a buttery shortbread crust and a dusting of powdered sugar.
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Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Crust:
  • 1 cup butter softened
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 2 cups flour
Filling:
  • 8 oz cream cheese
  • 1 egg
  • ½ cup sugar
  • Zest and juice of 1 lemon
Topping:
  • Powdered sugar

Equipment

  • 9×9 baking pan, mixer, bowls, zester, juicer

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F and line pan.
  2. Cream butter and sugar, then add flour. Press into pan and bake 15–18 min.
  3. Beat cream cheese, sugar, egg, zest, and lemon juice.
  4. Pour over warm crust and bake 20–25 min.
  5. Cool, chill, dust with powdered sugar. Slice and serve.

Notes

Store in fridge up to 5 days
Optional: Add extra zest or berries
For thicker bars, use 8×8-inch pan