Ellens Luscious Lemon Lust Recipes

LEMON LUSH

Steps:

• CRUST
• Heat oven to 350°F. In the bowl of a mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine the butter, sugar, and flour until a ball forms. (You can also use a food processor or pastry cutter for this step.) Press the dough onto the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Bake 20 to 25 min. or until crust is light golden brown. Remove dessert from oven and let cool completely.
• CREAM CHEESE FILLING
• In a mixer, beat the cream cheese, sugar, and lemon juice together until smooth and creamy. Spread evenly over the cooled crust.
• LEMON LAYER
• In another bowl, whisk together the lemon pudding mixes and milk for 5 minutes. Spread over the cream cheese layer.
• WHIPPED TOPPING
• Whip heavy cream in the bowl of a mixer fitted with the whisk attachment on high until stiff peaks form. Add powdered sugar and mix on low until combined. Spread whipped cream over pudding layer with a spatula. Sprinkle with lemon zest and chill for 1 hour before serving.

LEMON LUST DESSERT

Steps:

• Cut margarine into flour until it forms a crumbly dough.
• Add the nuts.
• Spread into a 9x13 ungreased pan, and cook at 350°F until lightly browned (20-25 minutes).
• Cool Completely.
• In a bowl: add together 8 oz. Cool Whip with confectioners sugar, lemon peel, and cream cheese. Blend.
• Spread over cooled crust and refrigerate for 1 hour.
• Mix pudding with the milk until smooth.
• Spread over the refrigerated layer of cheese mix. Refrigerate for another hour.
• Spread remaining Cool Whip on dessert and garnish with chopped nuts.
• Serve!

LUSCIOUS LEMON SQUARES

Steps:

• For the crust: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9 by 13-inch baking sheet (otherwise known as a quarter sheet pan) with some cooking spray.
• In a stand mixer with the paddle attachment (or you can use a food processor), cream your butter with the sugar and almond extract until light and fluffy. Whisk the flour and salt in a small bowl, making sure there are no lumps. Turn the mixer speed to low, add the flour into your butter and mix until just incorporated. (Make sure not to over-mix.) Turn the dough onto the baking sheet, flour your hands and press it out evenly on the bottom and up the sides. Pop in the fridge for an hour (or overnight) to chill.
• Pop the crust in the oven and bake until a light golden brown, about 20 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack.
• For the filling: While the crust is cooling, make your filling. Crack your eggs into a large bowl and add the sugar, lemon zest, lemon juice and flour. Whisk until combined. Pour into the crust and spread evenly. Put back in the oven and bake until the filling is completely set, about 30 minutes. Let cool to room temperature before serving.
• Dust with confectioners' sugar and then cut into 20 to 24 squares to serve. Garnish with raspberries, if desired.

LEMON LUSH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). In a medium bowl, combine the flour and butter using a pastry cutter until a ball forms. Press into the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish.
• Bake for 25 minutes in the preheated oven, or until lightly golden. Remove from oven and allow to cool completely.
• In a medium bowl, beat the cream cheese and sugar together until smooth and well blended. Spread evenly over the cooled crust. In another bowl, whisk together the lemon pudding mix and milk for 3 to 5 minutes. Spread over the cream cheese layer. Chill until set, then top with whipped topping.

LEMON LUST

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2. Cut butter into flour until mixture is crumbly, pea-size. Stir in chopped nuts.
• 3. Press into 9x13 baking pan and bake 15 -20 minutes until light brown. Remove from oven and cool completely.
• 4. Beat cream cheese and powdered sugar until creamy. Fold in 1 cup of the cool whip. Spread over cooled crust.
• 5. Mix jello and milk until well mixed and creamy, pour over cream cheese layer and spread evenly.
• 6. Top with 2 cups cool whip and chopped nuts if desired. Refrigerate.

LUSCIOUS LEMON TRIANGLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish and then line it with enough aluminum foil to leave overhang along all edges for lifting finished dessert from the pan. Grease the foil.
• Stir 2 cups flour, 1 cup confectioners' sugar, and 1 tablespoon lemon zest together in a bowl. Mash butter into the flour mixture until the mixture resembles fine crumbs; press into the bottom of the prepared dish.
• Bake in preheated oven until golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Beat eggs in the bowl of a stand mixer until lightened in color.
• Mix white sugar, 1/4 cup flour, and baking powder in a bowl until no lumps remain; beat into the eggs until incorporated fully. Stir lemon juice and lemon zest to the egg mixture; pour over the prepared crust.
• Bake in preheated oven until set in the middle and the edges are slightly golden, about 25 minutes.
• Cool pastry in the pan until just warm to the touch, dust with confectioners' sugar, and cool completely. Lift pastry from pan by the foil and refrigerate until slightly firmed. Cut into 2-inch squares; halve each square diagonally to get triangles.

LEMON LUSH

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Make and bake drop cookies as directed on pouch. Cool completely, at least 30 minutes. Set aside 6 cookies for garnish.
• In food processor, process half of the remaining cookies to coarse crumbs. Remove to medium bowl. Continue to process second half of remaining cookies to coarse crumbs; add to bowl. Stir in melted butter until well blended. In ungreased 13x9-inch pan, press cookie crumb mixture firmly in bottom. Set aside.
• In medium bowl, beat cream cheese, powdered sugar and lemon peel with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth, scraping down sides of bowl frequently. Beat in 2 cups whipped topping. Spread over cookie crust.
• In another medium bowl, beat dry pudding mix and milk with whisk about 2 minutes or until thick. Spread over cream cheese mixture. Spread remaining whipped topping over pudding layer. Cover and refrigerate 4 hours.
• When ready to serve, place 6 reserved cookies into quart-size resealable food-storage plastic bag. Seal bag; coarsely crush cookies with rolling pin. Sprinkle on top. Cut into 6 rows by 4 rows. Cover and refrigerate any remaining pieces.

LUSCIOUS LEMON SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. For the crust: In a food processor, blend ingredients until they resemble coarse meal. Press mixture into the bottom of a 13 by 9-inch pan. Bake until set and golden, about 20 minutes. Cool. For the filling: In a bowl, beat eggs, sugar and lemon juice together. Add flour and baking powder, blending only long enough to incorporate. Pour filling into baked crust and bake until set, about 25 minutes. Cool. Dust with powdered sugar before cutting. Cut into squares.

ELLEN'S LUSCIOUS LEMON LUST

Steps:

• 1. In a food processor, blender, or in a plastic bag with a rolling pin, crush the cookies.
• 2. Place 1/2 of the cookie crumbs in the bottom of a sprayed 9x13x2-inch baking pan.
• 3. In a large bowl, mix cream cheese and butter together until smooth.
• 4. Add the Cool Whip and the confectioners' sugar.
• 5. In another bowl, mix the milk, vanilla extract, and the pudding mixes.
• 6. Add the pudding mixture to the cream cheese mixture and mix until completely blended.
• 7. Spoon a layer of the pudding over the cookies already in the pan. Repeat layers, scattering cookie crumbs over the pudding, ending with cookies on top.
• 8. Decorate with some lemon-flavored Gummy Bears or crushed lemon drops if desired.
• 9. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours and serve cold. Delicious summertime treat!
• 10. NOTE: I used an electric mixer to mix the ingredients as I added them. It made the dessert smooth as silk! If you like extra lemon flavor, you may use two boxes of lemon pudding instead of one lemon and one vanilla.