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Old Lady Cleveland's Gooey Bars

By: Cheryl Cleveland 
"Gooey, cream cheese and lemon center. Crispy and nutty top. You have never tasted anything soooo good! The only good thing Old Lady Cleveland ever gave us!"

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 3.6 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (5)

Prep Time:
20 Min
Cook Time:
40 Min
Ready In:
1 Hr

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Original Recipe Yield 2 dozen
 

Ingredients

  • 1 (18.25 ounce) package yellow cake mix
  • 1/2 cup margarine, melted
  • 1 egg
  • 4 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
  • 1 (18.25 ounce) package lemon cake mix
  • 1/2 cup chopped pecans

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13 inch pan.
  2. In a large bowl, combine the yellow cake mix, melted margarine and 1 egg. Mix until smooth, then spread evenly into the prepared pan. In a separate bowl, cream together the confectioners' sugar, 2 eggs and cream cheese until light and fluffy. Stir in the lemon cake mix, until well blended. Spread evenly over the first layer. Sprinkle with pecans.
  3. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes in the preheated oven, until a knife inserted into the center, comes out clean. Cool and cut into bars.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 352 | Total Fat: 14.3g | Cholesterol: 43mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 3.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 2, 2003 by KSANDOVAL   view full review
This recipe was not good at all.
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 3.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 17, 2007 by Kimberly Harvey   view full review
I rated this in the middle, but after my revisions, it would be 5 *'s. Use only 1 cup...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 25, 2010 by DAMOMBO   view full review
I also used butter instead of margarine - and I used less powdered sugar. I was searching for...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.6 star rating.
Reviewed on May 13, 2011 by Sweet Treats   view full review
This was my first attempt at making lemon bars and these were excellent, made exactly as...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 19, 2010 by Pats   view full review
I added a teaspoon of lemon extract to the lemon cake mix. Everyone loved it

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