Cream Cheese Lemon Bars

By GNSnavely

WOW! These Cream Cheese Lemon Bars are absolutely delicious!

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

Preparation

Step 1

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.