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

Cooking Level: Professional

Home Town: Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Living In: Logan, Utah, USA

Reviewed: Jul. 25, 2000

Made these for a graduation party!!! Fabulous and so easy...I couldn't find a Lemon Cake mix with the pudding already in, so I added a small package of Lemon Instant pudding and it worked out great! Will make again!

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goldiefinch

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

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: King Ferry, New York, USA

Living In: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Reviewed: Jul. 17, 2003

I made these for a party, and was a little leery, only because I don't like making things for gatherings that I haven't tried before-it's so embarrassing to make something that turns out terrible. These are awesome. So much better than any lemon bar I have ever made, and I'm a huge lemon bar fan. So for those of you that are non-believers like me, this one rocks. As per other suggestions, I did double the filling, and added a little extra lemon (juice of two lemons, total) Perfect. I'd give it more than 5 stars if I could!!

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My4NonBlondes

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Astoria, Oregon, USA

Living In: Chesterton, Indiana, USA

Reviewed: Jun. 28, 2003

This was a really good lemon bar recipe, however it really needs to have double the filling. Also, the amount of lemon juice the recipe calls for makes for a really mild lemony flavor. I would suggest, if you like the bars to be lemony, increasing the amount of lemon juice. We used 5 tbls in ours. This recipe passed my boyfriend's taste test--and we've been through every box recipe the stores have to offer!

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ICYBLUEROSE

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: May 10, 2003

I used a lemon cake mix and a small box of lemon pudding for the crust and then i doubled the filling, using juice from 3 lemons, it was a hit everyone loved them!

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Andrea

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Lincoln, Nebraska, USA

Reviewed: Mar. 31, 2002

A very quick and easy bar to make. Nice and light and lemony tasting. Cuts well for great presentation. Will definatly make again! Thanks!

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Maggie

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

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Springfield, Illinois, USA

Reviewed: Jul. 31, 2003

These lemon bars turned out good, but I have a few complaints. The crust seemed a little dry and crumbly - even with the one cup of butter base ! The two lemons I used produced 8T of lemon juice, and it turned out just fine with adding additional flour. I recommend that you watch the bars, because the 20minutes recommended was too long, and the top really started to burn ! Overall, I would make these again. They had a good flavor - not too sweet.

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X99ELLEDGE

Reviewed: Jan. 28, 2002

We really enjoyed the recipe....very tasty, and so easy to make. We like ours a little more lemony so we used juice from two large lemons. Very good....A keeper!

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