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Crunchy Cheesecake Bars

SUBMITTED BY: Shelia Kales PHOTO BY: C. Aultman

"Try this lemon-flavored bar when you're looking for something that's not too sweet."
RECIPE RATING:
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe average a 4.6 star rating.
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PREP TIME  30 Min
COOK TIME  20 Min
READY IN  50 Min

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INGREDIENTS

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
  • 6 tablespoons butter or margarine
  • 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tablespoons milk
  • 1/4 teaspoon grated lemon peel
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3/4 cup chopped nuts

DIRECTIONS

  1. In a medium bowl, mix flour and brown sugar. Cut in butter until mixture resembles fine crumbs. Set aside 1/2 cup for topping; press remaining crumbs into bottom of ungreased 8-in. x 8-in. x 2-in. baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees F for 15 minutes. Meanwhile, in a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese on medium speed for 30 seconds. Add sugar; beat until fluffy. Add egg, milk, lemon peel, juice and vanilla; mix well. Spread over baked crust. Combine nuts with reserved crumbs; sprinkle over cream cheese mixture. Bake 20-25 minutes more or until done. Cool in pan on wire rack.
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REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 12, 2008 by LolitaGDL
my family loved this bars, will make them again. MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 1, 2008 by lusciouslisa119
I thought these were just okay. Nothing spectacular. MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 20, 2008 by trophywife
This is an easy to follow recipe with great results. I doubled the recipe because these bars... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 19, 2008 by Allachka
yup of course it came out delicious. the only thing is, im not sure what i did wrong but my... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 6, 2008 by C. Aultman
Excellent recipe. The recipe does call for nuts so I chose to try pecans. Came out fantastic! MORE


 
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