Cheesecake Lemon Bars

• servings: 24 servings
• active time: 30 minutes
• total time: 1 hour 15 minutes

Ingredients

1 ½ cups all-purpose flour

½ cup confectioners' sugar

¾ cup unsalted butter, cut into cubes

4 eggs

1 ½ cups white sugar

1 tablespoon all-purpose flour

1 tablespoon lemon zest

½ cup lemon juice

2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened

1 cup white sugar

2 eggs, beaten

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly butter a 9x13-inch baking dish.

Whisk together 1 1/2 cup flour and confectioners' sugar in a mixing bowl. Cut in cold butter with a knife or pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Press crumbs into the bottom and up the sides of the prepared baking dish to form a crust.

Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 15 to 18 minutes. Remove from oven, and set aside.

Whisk together 4 eggs, 1 1/2 cup sugar, 1 tablespoon flour, lemon zest, and lemon juice in a bowl. Pour lemon mixture into prepared crust. Skim off any bubbles from the surface of filling. Mix cream cheese and 1 cup sugar in a bowl until well blended. Whisk in 2 eggs, then spread over lemon mixture. The mixtures will separate during baking.

Bake in the preheated oven until the filling is set, about 30 minutes.

Nutrition

• Calories: 256 kcal
• Total Fat: 14 g
• Saturated Fat: 8 g
• Unsaturated Fat: 0 g
• Cholesterol: 82 mg
• Sodium: 114 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 31 g
• Dietary Fiber: 0 g
• Total Sugars: 24 g
• Protein: 4 g