Creamy Lemon Squares
photo by CoffeeB
- Ready In:
- 53mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
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16
ingredients
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FOR THE CRUST
- 20 reduced-fat vanilla wafers, finely crushed
- 118.29 ml all-purpose flour
- 59.14 ml brown sugar, packed
- 59.14 ml unsalted butter or 59.14 ml margarine, cold
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FOR THE FILLING
- 226.79 g package neufchatel cheese, softened
- 236.59 ml granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 29.58 ml all-purpose flour
- 44.37 ml lemon zest, minced
- 59.14 ml lemon juice
- 1.23 ml baking powder
- 9.85 ml powdered sugar (optional)
directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F, & line 8" square baking dish with foil, with ends of foil extending over sides of pan [to be used as handles to lift out baked & cooled pastry].
- FOR THE CRUST: In medium bowl, combine wafer crumbs, 1/2 cup flour & brown sugar.
- Cut in butter/margarine with pastry blender or two knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- Press firmly onto bottom of prepared pan.
- Bake 15 minutes.
- FOR THE FILLING: Meanwhile, in medium bowl, with electric mixer on medium speed, beat cheese & sugar until well blended.
- Add eggs & 2 tablespoons flour, mixing well.
- Blend in 1 tablespoon lemon zest, lemon juice & baking powder.
- Pour over crust.
- Bake 25-28 minutes or until center is set.
- Cool completely, then cover & refrigerate at least 2 hours or overnight.
- If desired, sprinkle with powdered sugar and/or garnish with remaining lemon zest.
- Cut into squares to serve.
- Store leftovers in refrigerator.
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Reviews
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Wonderfully lemony and very moreish! I really appreciated the very clear instructions too. I'll be making some more of these for over the Christmas break. YUM! I used granita biscuits for the crust - probably the most popular biscuit here for using in bases to cheesecakes and similar recipes, and I used butter, but otherwise followed the recipe exactly. Thank you for sharing this recipe. Made for the Everyday is a Holiday tag game.
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