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Lemon Cheesecake Bars

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COOK TIME
60 min
TOTAL TIME
80 min plus chill time
SERVINGS
16-24 bars

It’s getting warmer…well, trying to at least. So that makes me want all things lemon. All of it, bring me all the citrus desserts. So good!

I hadn’t made anything for a few weeks so it was nice to get back into the kitchen during Leah’s nap time and make something yummy. So I thought, lemon bars. Yum. Lemon Cheesecake bars. Yummier. Plus I had a giant bag of lemons from Costco to use. I feel like this is how a lot of my baking and cooking goes. What did I get in bulk from Costco that I need to use before it goes bad. Next up, potatoes to use up so feel free to send potato recipes.

These are so incredibly good, sweet and slightly tart lemon flavor, super creamy cheesecake and a shortbread crust for a yummy way to bring it all together.

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Lemon Cheesecake Bars

Creamy cheesecake with all the lemon flavor and a shortbread crust are a perfect summer treat! Easy to make and even better to eat!

Prep time: 20 min  |  Cook time: 60 min  |  Total: 80 min plus chill time

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Ingredients

Crust

2 cups flour

1 cup powdered sugar

2 sticks butter, softened

zest of one lemon

1 teaspoon kosher salt

Cheesecake

2 packages cream cheese (8 ounces), softened

3 egg yolks

2 whole eggs

2 cans sweetened condensed milk (14 ounce)

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

3 Tablespoons lemon juice

1 Tablespoon lemon zest

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Crust: In a medium bowl, mix together flour, sugar, butter, lemon juice and salt until just combined. (should be like wet sand) Line the bottom of a 9×13 pan with parchment paper and press the crust mixture into the bottom of the pan. Bake for 20 minutes until golden, and allow to cool slightly.
  3. Cheesecake: In a mixer, beat cream cheese on medium-high until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add in eggs and yolks, and beat until well mixed. Add in the condensed milk, vanilla, and lemon zest, and beat for another 2 minutes. Turn down mixer, and add in the lemon juice and beat until just combined.
  4. Pour batter over the crust, and bake for another 25-30 minutes, until the center is set, but the edges are starting to turn golden.
  5. Remove from oven, and let cool completely. Then put the bars in the refrigerator to set for at least 3 hours. Slice into bars.

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One Response

  1. These are delicious! I love lemon too, and have a Meyer lemon tree, so I actually used the zest from 3 lemons for the crust, and I doubled the zest for the filling. Also, I found that 1 can of sweetened condensed milk (instead of 2) made the bars sweet enough for my liking. These bars were a hit at a dinner party!

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