This lemon cream cheese bar recipe is easy and tastes divine. Nothing brings a recipe to life like fresh lemons! For a change of pace from custard-style lemon bars, you need to look no further.
Ingredients
- cooking spray
- 2 packages refrigerated crescent roll dough , 8 ounce
- 2 lemons , zested and juiced, divided
- 2 packages cream cheese , 8 ounce
- 0.5 cups white sugar
- 2 tablespoons butter , melted
- 3 tablespoons white sugar
Instructions
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1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish with aluminum foil with overhang and coat with cooking spray.
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2
Unroll 1 crescent roll dough; press into the bottom of the prepared baking dish, stretching to the edges.
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3
Mix lemon juice and 3/4 of the lemon zest in a large bowl until combined. Beat cream cheese and 1/2 cup sugar into juice-zest mixture with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy; spread over crescent roll dough in the baking dish.
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4
Unroll remaining crescent roll dough and place over cream cheese mixture, stretching to the edges. Brush with melted butter. Mix 3 tablespoons sugar and remaining lemon zest together in a small bowl until evenly mixed; sprinkle over the top.
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Bake in the preheated oven until the top is golden brown, about 30 minutes. Allow to cool for about 20 minutes.
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Lift dessert from the baking dish using foil; transfer to a cutting board. Cut into squares, leaving the foil on. Return dessert to the baking dish and refrigerate until chilled, at least 1 hour.
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