Reviewed: Jun. 21, 2008

Very tasty and very easy! Will definitely make again. Make sure you don't overbake the bottom layer (cooks faster ina metal pan)

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Reviewed: May 22, 2008

This was a very quick and easy recipe. I like more of a tart flavor then a sweet flavor so I added 1 tablespoon of lemon juice to the cake mixture (as suggested) and 2 1/2 tablespoons of fresh lemon juice to the cream cheese mixture. I kept the sugar amount the same and added some lemon zest. Baked for about 18 minutes after adding the cream cheese mixture on top. The bars were easy to cut and came out of the pan with no problems. They are more of a cream cheese bar but still very yummy and a great alternative for my daughter who is allergic to eggs. Easy to substitute 1 egg then the several that are in a normal lemon bar recipe. Great recipe, will make again.

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KYALSMOM

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Reviewed: May 2, 2008

Enjoyed this easy recipe, with a few changes. Used yellow cake mix and added 2 Tbl. lemon juice consentrate. This resulted in the mixture not being dry and crumbly. So I had to spread it into the pan. Then to the reserved cup of batter I added 1/4 cup sugar, beat it and it became crumbly for sprinkling over the cream cheese mixture.

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Reviewed: Apr. 30, 2008

They were pretty good, I'm not a lover of cream cheese but didn't mind it in this recipe, I thought the edges got a bit over done, but that could have been my oven. Next time I will only save half a cup of the mix for the topping, 1 cup was too much I thought. Would make again:)

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Reviewed: Mar. 25, 2008

I will definitely make many more times. I did double the lemon juice--perfect! Thanks!

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lovebugs_mom

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Living In: Prineville, Oregon, USA

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Reviewed: Mar. 23, 2008

Good lemon bar BUT the cake mix in this is obvious. I think if you tell people then they'll be impressed by the versatility of the cake mix, if you don't tell then it's not so hot. I made an addition to the recipe. Many people said there wasn't enough cream cheese so I decided to add another filling. I made a lemon meringue type filling by whisking together 1/2c sugar, 1/2c water, 2 tbsp cornstarch, 2 tbsp butter, and 3 tbsp lemon juice and bringing to a boil. I spooned that directly on top of the cream cheese and swirled the two together a little and finished baking as instructed. It's a little more tart that it would have been but I love it like that.

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Java_Girl

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Home Town: Austin, Texas, USA

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Reviewed: Mar. 11, 2008

This was great! Super fast and easy. I doubled the cream cheese filling and squeezed a whole fresh lemon in it. They taste like summer. I don't even like lemon bars! The topping looked like scrambled eggs on top though, Im not sure how I would fix that next time.

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Jamie

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Reviewed: Feb. 14, 2008

I thought I'd overcooked the "crust". After 15 min, it was pretty brown. However, it turned out crispy and delicious.

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sarajo614

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Reviewed: Feb. 3, 2008

Awesome recipe! As from previous reviews, I decreased sugar to 1/4 cup and used the juice of one lemon.

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HB2

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

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Reviewed: Jan. 23, 2008

I think a better name for these bars would be cheesecake bars. There was not much of a lemon taste. The filling needs to be doubled.

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sandjo

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Reviewed: Sep. 30, 2007

My kids loved these!!! They are very sweet--a little much for me, but a fun little diversion from traditional lemon bars. I will definitely make these again as my kids went so nutty over them.

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ALBY44

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Reviewed: Jul. 2, 2007

Very good. I did decrease sugar in cream cheese mixture to 1/4 cup, doubled juice and added lemon zest. Not too sweet as others had said.

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susan

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Reviewed: Jun. 6, 2007

Followed directions exactly. Way, way way too sweet. Never again.

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Reviewed: Apr. 20, 2007

I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW GREAT THESE TURNED OUT!! THEY'RE JUST DELICIOUS. THE LEMON FLAVOR WAS VERY GOOD, AND THE CREAM CHEESE FILLING MADE THEM LUCIOUS. BEST OF ALL, THEY'RE RIDICULOUSLY SIMPLE. THIS IS A KEEPER!!

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PAPERMOONKAT

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Reviewed: Apr. 15, 2007

Good, but not great. A little too sweet and not enough lemon flavor even though I added 2 tbsp extra lemon juice as suggested by other reviewers.

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Reviewed: Mar. 16, 2007

These were so good!!! The cream cheese really made a difference. I could not stop eating these bars and by the end of the day, I had ate most of them!! If you love lemon bars, then you should definitely love these bars!!!!

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Reviewed: Mar. 10, 2007

I absolutely love this recipe. I add a different twist by crumbling coconut macaroons on top instead of the reserved cake mix. Delicious.

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Reviewed: Feb. 5, 2007

I picked this lemon bar recipe because a lot of people said it wasn't too over powering with the lemon. Which was true but it still wasn't very good. I didn't like the crumbled topping. Maybe I'll try something different next time.

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Holly H.

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Reviewed: Dec. 25, 2006

Delicious and so easy to make. I've made them several times and they've always turned out great. Everyone that has tried them says they're really good.

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