Easy Lemon Bars Recipe: How To Make Lemon Bars

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Easy Lemon Bars Recipe: How To Make Lemon Bars

Lemon squares are the stars of any dessert buffet. We wonder why they aren't at every party.  It may have something to do with making the traditional shortbread crust!  Michele McAdoo for the Kraft Kitchens shares a simplified recipe for creamy lemon squares that's almost as easy to make as they are to enjoy.

Ingredients:
20 Reduced Fat NILLA Wafers, finely crushed (about 3/4 cup)
1/2 cup flour
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup cold margarine
1 pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Neufchatel Cheese, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
2 Tbsp. flour
3 Tbsp. lemon zest, divided
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
1/4 tsp. CALUMET Baking Powder
2 tsp. powdered sugar

Prep Time: 25 min
Total Time: 3 hr 23 min
Servings: 16 servings

Instructions
Heat oven to 350ºF.
Line 8-inch square pan with foil. Mix wafer crumbs, 1/2 cup flour and brown sugar in medium bowl. Cut in margarine with pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs; press onto bottom of prepared pan. Bake 15 min.

Beat Neufchatel and granulated sugar with mixer until well blended. Add eggs and 2 Tbsp. flour; mix well. Blend in 1 Tbsp. zest, juice and baking powder; pour over crust.
Bake 25 to 28 min. or until center is set. Cool completely. Refrigerate 2 hours. Sprinkle with powdered sugar and remaining zest before serving.

Tips
- Substitute 1 Tbsp. each lemon, lime and orange zest for the 3 Tbsp. lemon zest.
- For a softer crust, reduce the crust baking time from 15 min. to 5 min.
- You should get about 1 Tbsp. zest and 2 Tbsp. juice from 1 lemon.

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[sthprkbutterslovers]

thanks!! i love how you used a lot of reduced fat ingredients

[HowdiniGuru]

@sthprkbutterslovers Thanks again for your great comment :)

[kivspage]

Some of you just can be nice. always have to say bad comments.

[HowdiniGuru]

@kivspage Thanks kivspage. We like seeing all the feedback! It helps us make better videos. :D

[Eliballison]

how much of lemon juice cuz i didnt hear it

[HowdiniGuru]

@Eliballison It's a 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice. We've got the recipe in the description if you'd like to print it out :D

[Katoop]

how MUCH baking powder? please be more specific, lady.

[SmallCakesBakes]

what is the adition of the flour for!

[pinkninjagirl903]

Can't wait to try this out :)

[prancboy123]

ill find it hard to enjoy if its as easy yo make as it is to enjoy

[giftedwoman777]

@M44hk Nobody forced you to watch.

[giftedwoman777]

Soo odd how unhappy depressed people can find fault with a simple video recipe. If you don't like it nobody forced you to watch. Hope you got some personal satisfaction from insulting the person who took time out to post the video otherwise it would have been better if you had been more respectful and kept your demeaning comments to yourself. Negative people seldom do anything meaningful and can only sit back and criticize others..

[hiccup86]

@Superxdudez LOL! Yes. It was kind of creepy. :P

[lovemovesme]

To rude people, you should be grateful that someone took the time to give us this recipe and great tips. Most probably is that you did not even try to make it.. Please save your negative comments for you. I am not interested in what you have to say at all and one more thing, use your time for something more useful and constructive.

[club789456]

wat r waffers

[LindsayDawnx3]

cant wait to try this recipe!