Lemon Cheesecake Bars with a lemon flavored cake mix crust.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 3 hourshours
Total Time 3 hourshours10 minutesminutes
Servings 24
Author Cookie Madness
Ingredients
Crust:
1box lemon cake mix16.5 oz
1large egg
⅓cupvegetable oil
Filling:
28-ounce packages cream cheese, softened
⅔cupgranulated sugar
2large eggs at room temperature
2teaspoonsfresh lemon juice
1teaspoonlemon zestfeel free to use more
½teaspoonvanilla extract
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9x13 inch pan or line with nonstick foil or parchment.
Mix cake mix, egg and oil until well blended, then press firmly and evenly into the bottom of the prepared pan.
In a mixing bowl, beat softened cream cheese until smooth. Add sugar and beat until blended, then using the lowest speed of the mixer, beat in the eggs. Add the lemon juice, lemon zest and vanilla and mix on low until smooth.
Pour over prepared crust.
Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, then let cool completely. Chill for a few hours before serving.