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Cream Cheese Lemon Bars

These Cream Cheese Lemon Bars are delicious, creamy, buttery, lemony, and simple to make!
Prep Time5 mins
Cook Time25 mins
Total Time30 mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Cake Mix, Lemon
Servings: 48
Calories: 69kcal
Author: Jennifer Fishkind

Ingredients

  • 1 box (16.5 oz size) Lemon Cake Mix
  • ¼ cup butter softened and cubed
  • 5 eggs divided
  • 8 oz cream cheese softened
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 2 tsp lemon juice

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 and grease a 9x13 baking pan. If using a dark baking pan, reduce the oven temperature to 325.
  • In a bowl, add cake mix, butter and 3 eggs. Mix well by hand. The batter will be stiff and seem as though it isn't coming together, but it will. Give it a little elbow grease and patience.
  • Spread batter into the prepared cake pan.
  • In a separate bowl, beat cream cheese for 30 seconds. Add powdered sugar, beating in half at time. Add lemon juice and beat well. Divide the mixture in half and refrigerate. Add 2 eggs to the remaining mixture and beat well.
  • Spread the mixture onto the top of the batter and bake for 23-25 minutes or until set.
  • Cool completely before spreading the reserved cream cheese mixture onto the top.
  • Cut into 48 bars.

Nutrition

Calories: 69kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 20mg | Sodium: 127mg | Potassium: 25mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 57IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 42mg | Iron: 1mg