Reviewed: Dec. 13, 2006

These are very good. I added extra lemon juice to it. It was about 3 Tablespoons. I took them to a party and got RAVE reviews!!

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TheresaM

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Reviewed: May 14, 2006

I just made this recipe for a Mother's Day brunch and it turned out beautifully! Very easy, yet very tasty as well. Very subtle on the lemon so it's not overpowering. I am so pleased with these that I will definitely make them again. Couldn't be happier!!

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Reviewed: Apr. 10, 2006

Very easy and absolutely delicious recipe! If you love cheesecake, you will really love these! Sprinkle with a little powdered sugar for a nice finishing touch.

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DSTEIN

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Reviewed: Mar. 23, 2006

These are very good...my family and friends ate mass of them at a barbeque...

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Reviewed: Feb. 28, 2006

very nice. Made exactly as stated but did add 1/2 tsp. lemon extract to the cream cheese layer and the grated peel from 1 lemon. These were not sweet and sickening, and had a wonderful lemon flavor with the zest. The cream cheese layer offset what could otherwise be a very sweet rich bar. I didn't think they tasted like cake mix at all. I would definitely make again. *Make sure they are completely cool before cutting. Thanks for the nice recipe.

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TUNISIANSWIFE

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Reviewed: Jan. 26, 2006

I liked these for the simplicity . I did however tweek it a bit, added fresh lemon juice to cake mix, and added 1/2 cup of lemon curd (found at grocery store international section) to the cream cheese mixture. Yummy!

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SKIPA2B

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Reviewed: Nov. 16, 2005

These bars are really good despite how easy they are! I've found that to take away the "cake mix" flavor of the bars, I use a yellow cake mix and add a tablespoon of lemon juice, and a tsp. or so of lemon zest (or lemon extract works well if you don't have fresh lemon zest). To make these bars a bit prettier, I drizzle them lightly with a powdered sugar/lemon juice glaze, and cut them into diamonds or triangles.

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Ali

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Reviewed: Nov. 13, 2005

Fabulous.

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Reviewed: Jul. 10, 2005

If you are looking for a traditional tart lemon bar this is not the one to make. I prefer traditional style but made this one because I had some lemon cake mix in my cupboard. I myself did not enjoy the imitation lemon flavour created by the cake mix. I took them over to my mother's house because my boyfriend and I couldn't eat them. RAVE REVIEWS! I was shocked. My mother served them with tea to some of her friends and they all wanted the recipe. One lady took some home to her husband who hates lemon bars I might add! He loved them, he told her to get the recipe so he could have his own batch. I rated this with 3 stars because I didn't think they were that hot...but got rave reviews from others. I guess this is one of those recipes you either love or hate!

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Reviewed: Jun. 9, 2005

I usually use a different recipe for lemon bars, but I wanted to try something new and a little different. After reading other reviews, I also added more lemon juice. Overall, I just didn't care for this version. I like the idea of using cream cheese, but I didn't like the the packaged cake mix. I brought them to a party, and they received good compliments.

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Kim O

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Reviewed: May 10, 2005

Once again I've been fooled from seeing so many 4 and 5 star ratings for this recipe.It's been 2 days since I made this and I've still got over 2/3's of a pan left.If this was good it'd be all gone by now.I'm not sure what I'd do to improve on this,one thing I'd definately do would be to use fresh lemon juice,the bottled stuff just doesn't have enough taste.Then there's the taste of the cake mix base,all I could taste was the chemical preservatives in it and I used a leading brand too.Any recipe that I've tried that calls for a boxed cake mix as a base always has that taste.Sorry but I'll never be making this again.

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Reviewed: May 2, 2005

Soooo good and fast! I added a bit more lemon and cream cheese to the filling and it came out wonderfully! I will make this again for sure!

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Caitlyn

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Reviewed: Mar. 6, 2005

i definitely found this lemony enough! additions i made: *i doubled the cream cheese mixture and found it to be too much so I would stick with the original recipe. *i used the juice from 1 lemon. i microwaved the lemon for 15 seconds before squeezing to yield more juice. *also added lemon zest from the one lemon i used for juice.

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tianne

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Reviewed: Mar. 4, 2005

Love this recipe! These lemon bars are so easy to make, and there are never any left over!

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KSTAWITZ

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Reviewed: Feb. 18, 2005

Very good, very simple to make. Added some freshly grated lemon zest to both cake mix and cream cheese--was plenty lemony.

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Reviewed: Feb. 1, 2005

made this recipe twice and both times it was horrible. I put in 8tbs. of lemon juice and it still wasn't enough. I wish I had read the reviews and not made it.

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Reviewed: Jan. 29, 2005

Not what I think of as lemon bars, but still pretty good.

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Reviewed: Jan. 6, 2005

Quick, Easy and Delicious. Took them to a party and got asked for the recipe. Hubby loved them!

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ANAED

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Reviewed: Sep. 10, 2004

My whole family enjoyed these very much, my husband who doesn't care for many sweets ate half the batch. I did add a little more suger and lemon juice to it. After I baked it I also drizzled a little powdered suger on top of it. Great recipe. I will make this one again.

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Reviewed: Jul. 2, 2004

These are different from usual lemon bars. The base is very cake-like, so the bars end up very soft and dense. The recipe does not exaggerate - the dough for the base is dry when you mix it, about the consistency of Play-Doh, but is very soft after baking. The flavor is good, very rich. I followed other suggestions and doubled the filling mixture and added even more lemon juice, about 6 Tablespoons total. With the sugar and richness of the cake base, they were not too tart. If I made these again, I would probably only reserve about 1/2 cup of the base to sprinkle on top, and maybe top with some sliced almonds for texture.

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