Ingredients

• cooking spray
• 2 , 8 ounce
• 2 lemons , zested and juiced, divided
• 2 , 8 ounce
• 0.5 cups white sugar
• 2 tablespoons butter , melted
• 3 tablespoons white sugar

Instructions

1. 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.
2. 2 Unroll 1 crescent roll dough; press into the bottom of the prepared baking dish, stretching to the edges.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 5 Bake in the preheated oven until the top is golden brown, about 30 minutes. Allow to cool for about 20 minutes.
6. 6 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.

Nutrition per serving