Lemon Bars

Name: Lemon Bars
Ingredients: 1 box (about 18 Oz.) Lemon Cake Mix; 1/2 cups Butter, Softened; 8 ounces, weight Cream Cheese (1 Block), Room Temperature; 3 whole Eggs, Divided; 2 cups Powdered Sugar, Plus Extra For Dusting; 1 Tablespoon Lemon Extract

6 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

1 box (about 18 Oz.) Lemon Cake Mix
1/2 cups Butter, Softened
8 ounces, weight Cream Cheese (1 Block), Room Temperature
3 whole Eggs, Divided
2 cups Powdered Sugar, Plus Extra For Dusting
1 Tablespoon Lemon Extract

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 350 F.
2

To make the crust, use either a hand mixer or pastry cutter to mix together the lemon cake mix, 1 egg, and 1/2 cup softened butter. Press into a greased 9x 13 pan.
3

For the filling, again using a hand mixer, mix together the cream cheese, remaining 2 eggs, powdered sugar, and lemon extract. Pour over the top of the crust in the 9x13 pan.
4

Bake for 35 minutes at 350 F.
5

Sift extra powdered sugar over the top when cooled. Keep refrigerated. These are awesome straight out of the fridge!
6

Also, reduced fat cream cheese doesn't alter the texture of the filling if you are looking for a lower fat option, but since there's already a stick of butter and 2 cups of sugar, I usually just go with the full fat.