Cream Cheese Lemon Bars Kit Kat Crust Recipes

Steps:

• Mix dry cake mix, 1 egg, and 1/3 cup oil till crumbly.
• Reserve 1 cup for topping.
• Lightly Pat remaining mix in greased 13 x 9 pan.
• Bake 15 minutes at 350.
• Beat cream cheese, sugar, lemon juice, and 1 egg till smooth.
• Spread over baked layer.
• Sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture. Bake 15 minutes more.
• Cool. Cut into bars.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in eggs and extract. Combine flour and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in lemon zest., Spread into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 18-22 minutes or until center is set and edges are golden brown. Cool completely., For frosting, in a large bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until fluffy. Beat in confectioners' sugar, lemon juice and zest. Frost top and cut into bars. Store in the refrigerator.

Steps:

• Set oven to 325°F.
• Set oven rack to second-lowest position.
• Butter an 11 x 7-inch baking pan (can also be made in an 13 x 9-inch pan).
• In a small bowl combine the graham cracker crumbs, pecans, sugar, melted butter and cinnamon (if using) mix well to combine (you may use just a regular graham cracker crust or a vanilla wafer crust for this).
• Set aside about 1/2 cup of crumbs for topping.
• Press the remaining crumbs lightly into prepared baking dish.
• Bake for 6 minutes.
• Remove and cool on wire rack.
• With an electric mixer beat cream cheese in a large bowl until fluffy (about 3 minutes) then add in yellow food colouring (if using).
• Add in sweetened condensed milk and sour cream.
• Add in eggs; beat until just combined.
• Add in lemon juice and zest.
• Spoon the mixture into crust.
• Sprinkle with reserved crumbs.
• Bake for about 30 minutes, or until set (it really should not take much more than 30 minutes to bake).
• Cool on wire rack for 1 hour.
• Chill in the refrigerator for a minimum of 5 hours before serving.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Beat butter, 1/3 cup powdered sugar and vanilla in large bowl with mixer until well blended. Gradually beat in 1-1/2 cups flour. Stir in nuts; press onto bottom of13x9-inch pan sprayed with cooking spray. Bake 15 min.
• Meanwhile, beat cream cheese and granulated sugar in medium bowl with mixer until well blended. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add remaining flour, lemon zest and juice; mix well.
• Pour cream cheese mixture over crust. Bake 30 min. or until center is set. Cool completely. Sprinkle with 1 Tbsp. powdered sugar just before cutting into bars to serve.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line the bottom and sides of a 9x13-inch dish with aluminum foil and spray with cooking spray.
• Mix 3 tablespoons sugar with 1/4 of the lemon zest; set aside.
• Unroll one piece of crescent dough and press in the bottom of the prepared dish, stretching dough to the edges.
• Mix lemon juice and remaining lemon zest in a large bowl. Add cream cheese and 1/2 cup white sugar; beat with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Spread over the crescent dough in the pan.
• Unroll the second piece of crescent dough and layer over the cream cheese mixture, gently stretching dough to the edges. Brush melted butter on top and sprinkle with reserved sugar-lemon zest mixture.
• Bake in the preheated oven until top is golden brown, about 30 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and cool on a wire rack for 20 minutes. Lift lemon bars from the baking dish using the foil; transfer to a cutting board. Cut into 24 squares, leaving bars on the foil. Lift the foil and transfer the bars back into the baking dish. Refrigerate until chilled, at least 1 hour.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish with aluminum foil and spray with cooking spray.
• Press 1 can crescent roll dough into the bottom of the prepared baking dish, stretching to the edges.
• Mix the zest of 1 1/2 lemons and juice from 2 lemons together in a bowl. Beat cream cheese and 1/2 cup sugar into lemon zest mixture using an electric mixer until smooth and creamy; spread over crescent roll dough layer.
• Unroll the second can of crescent roll dough and layer over cream cheese mixture, gently stretching dough to the edges. Brush melted butter over crescent roll dough layer. Mix remaining lemon zest and 3 tablespoons sugar together in a bowl; sprinkle over butter.
• Bake in the preheated oven until top is golden brown, about 30 minutes. Allow to cool for about 20 minutes. Lift dessert from baking dish using foil; transfer to a cutting board. Cut into squares, leaving on foil. Return dessert to the baking dish and refrigerate until chilled, at least 1 hour.