Double Lemon Bars Recipes

DOUBLE LEMON BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease 8- or 9-inch square baking pan; set aside.
• Combine all crust ingredients in bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until well mixed. Press into prepared pan. Bake 15-17 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.
• Combine all filling ingredients in same bowl. Beat at medium speed until well mixed. Pour filling over hot, partially baked crust. Continue baking 17-20 minutes or until top is light golden brown. Sprinkle with powdered sugar. Cool completely. Cut into bars.

THE BEST LEMON BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl, blend together softened butter, 2 cups flour and 1/2 cup sugar. Press into the bottom of an ungreased 9x13 inch pan.
• Bake for 15 to 20 minutes in the preheated oven, or until firm and golden. In another bowl, whisk together the remaining 1 1/2 cups sugar and 1/4 cup flour. Whisk in the eggs and lemon juice. Pour over the baked crust.
• Bake for an additional 20 minutes in the preheated oven. The bars will firm up as they cool. For a festive tray, make another pan using limes instead of lemons and adding a drop of green food coloring to give a very pale green. After both pans have cooled, cut into uniform 2 inch squares and arrange in a checker board fashion.

PHILADELPHIA DOUBLE-LEMON CHEESECAKE BARS RECIPE - (4.1/5)

Steps:

• HEAT oven to 325ºF. LINE 13x9-inch pan with foil, with ends of foil extending over sides. Mix wafer crumbs and butter until blended; press onto bottom of prepared pan. Bake 10 min. SEPARATE 1 egg; refrigerate yolk until ready to use. Beat cream cheese, 1 cup sugar, flour, lemon zest, 2 Tbsp. lemon juice and vanilla in large bowl with mixer until blended. Add egg white and remaining 3 whole eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each just until blended. Pour over crust. BAKE 40 min. or until center is almost set. Cool 1 hour. Refrigerate 4 hours. MIX cornstarch and remaining sugar in medium saucepan; gradually stir in water and remaining lemon juice until blended. Bring just to boil on medium heat, stirring constantly; cook and stir until clear and thickened. Lightly beat reserved egg yolk in small bowl with fork until blended; stir in 2 Tbsp. of the hot cornstarch mixture. Return to remaining cornstarch mixture in saucepan; stir until blended. Cook 1 min. or until thickened, stirring constantly. Cool slightly. SPOON lemon glaze over cheesecake. Refrigerate 1 hour or until firm. Using foil handles to remove cheesecake from pan before cutting to serve. garnish with blueberries or lemon grating

DOUBLE-LEMON BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Using electric mixer, beat butter in large bowl until fluffy. Beat in 2/3 cup powdered sugar. Add 2 cups all purpose flour, 1 cup at a time, beating until moist clumps form. Using back of fork, press dough over bottom of nonstick 13x9x2-inch metal baking pan. Bake crust until light golden, about 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, beat 2 cups sugar and eggs in medium bowl until blended. Beat in fresh lemon juice with pulp, lemon peel, and baking powder, then remaining 1/4 cup all purpose flour for filling.
• Pour lemon filling over hot crust. Bake until filling is set in center and begins to brown on top, about 20 minutes. Transfer pan to rack and cool completely. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)
• Cut pastry into 24 bars. Transfer lemon bars to serving platter and dust with additional powdered sugar.

DOUBLE LEMON BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• CRUST: Using an electric mixer, beat butter until fluffy. Beat in the powdered sugar. Add 2 cups of flour one cup at a time, beating until moist clumps form. Using the back of a fork, press the dough over the bottom of a 9 x 13 pan. Bake the crust until light golden, about 20 minutes.
• FILLING: Beat the sugar and eggs in a medium bowl until blended. Beat in the fresh lemon juice, lemon peel, and baking powder, then the remaining flour. Pour the filling over the hot crust and bake until the filling is set in the center and begins to brown, about 20 minutes. Cool completely before cutting. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.

DOUBLE LEMON BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F
• Combine all crust ingredients in small mixer bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until well mixed. Press into greased 8 or 9-inch square baking pan. Bake for 15 to 17 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.
• Meanwhile, combine all filling ingredients in same mixer bowl. Beat at medium speed until well mixed. Pour filling over hot, partially baked crust. Continue baking for 17 to 20 minutes or until top is light golden brown. Sprinkle with powdered sugar. Cool completely. Cut into bars.
• TIP: For easy cutting, line pan with aluminum foil, leaving 1-inch overhang on ends. Lightly grease foil. Bake as directed above. Lift out foil and bars from pan; peel foil from sides of bars. Cut into bars.

DOUBLE LEMON BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Combine 1 1/2 cups flour and 1/2 cup powdered sugar in large bowl. Add butter and cut in until mixture resembles coarse meal. Press mixture into bottom of 9x13x2-inch baking dish. Bake until golden brown, about 20 minutes. Remove from oven. Maintain oven temperature.
• Beat eggs, 1 1/2 cups sugar, lemon juice, 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon flour and lemon peel in medium bowl to blend. Pour into crust. Bake until mixture is set, about 20 minutes. Cool.
• Cut into 24 bars. Sift powdered sugar over top before serving.

DOUBLE LAYER LEMON-LIME BARS

Steps:

• Combine wafer crumbs, margarine and 2 Tbsp. sugar; press onto bottom of 9-inch square pan.
• Beat cream cheese, lime juice and remaining sugar until blended; spread over crust.
• Beat pudding mixes, milk and lime zest in medium bowl with whisk 2 min. (Pudding will be thick.) Stir in COOL WHIP; spread over cream cheese layer in pan.
• Refrigerate 4 hours or until firm.

DOUBLE-LEMON CHEESECAKE BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325ºF.
• Line 13x9-inch pan with parchment, with ends of parchment extending over sides. Combine wafer crumbs and butter; press onto bottom of prepared pan. Bake 10 min.
• Meanwhile, separate 1 egg; refrigerate yolk until ready to use. Beat cream cheese, 1 cup sugar, flour, lemon zest, 2 Tbsp. lemon juice and vanilla in large bowl with mixer until blended. Add egg white and remaining 3 whole eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each just until blended.
• Pour cream cheese batter over crust.
• Bake 40 min. or until center is almost set. Cool 1 hour. Refrigerate 4 hours.
• Combine cornstarch and remaining sugar in medium saucepan; gradually stir in water and remaining lemon juice until blended. Bring just to boil on medium heat, stirring constantly; cook and stir until clear and thickened.
• Beat reserved egg yolk in small bowl with fork until blended. Add 2 Tbsp. of the hot cornstarch mixture to beaten egg yolk; mix well. Return to remaining cornstarch mixture in saucepan; stir until blended. Cook 1 min. or until thickened, stirring constantly. Cool slightly.
• Spoon lemon glaze over cheesecake. Refrigerate 1 hour or until firm. Use parchment handles to remove cheesecake from pan before cutting into bars. Serve topped with blueberries.