Lemon Cream Cheese Bars
A delicious dessert that combines cream cheese, lemon, and flaky crescent roll dough.
Ingredients
- cooking spray (1 pinch)
- refrigerated crescent roll dough (2 packages)
- lemons (2 )
- cream cheese (2 packages)
- white sugar (0.5 cup)
- butter (2 tablespoons)
- white sugar (3 tablespoons)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish with aluminum foil and coat with cooking spray.
- Unroll 1 crescent roll dough; press into the bottom of the prepared baking dish, stretching to the edges.
- Mix together lemon juice and 3/4 of the lemon zest in a large bowl. Beat cream cheese and 1/2 cup sugar into juice-zest mixture with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy; spread over crescent roll dough in the baking dish.
- Unroll remaining crescent roll dough and place over cream cheese mixture, stretching to the edges. Brush melted butter on top. Mix together 3 tablespoons sugar and remaining lemon zest in a small bowl; sprinkle over melted butter.
- Bake in the preheated oven until top is golden brown, about 30 minutes. Allow to cool for about 20 minutes.
- Lift dessert from the 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.
Nutrition
(*Nutrition data is approximate and may vary depending on the brand and type of ingredients used.)
- kcal: 171
- fat: 12 g
- sats: 6 g
- carbs: 15 g
- fibre: 0 g
- protein: 3 g
- salt: 0 g