Easy Lemon Cheesecake Bars
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Cooking:
15 min.
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Servings per container:
24
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Ingredients for - Easy Lemon Cheesecake Bars

1. Refrigerated crescent roll dough (such as Pillsbury®) - 2 (8 ounce) packages
2. Cream cheese, softened - 2 (8 ounce) packages
3. White sugar - ½ cup
4. Lemon pie filling - ½ (21 ounce) can
5. Lemon, zested and juiced - 1 medium
6. Vanilla extract - 1 ½ teaspoons
7. Unsalted butter, melted - 4 tablespoons
8. White sugar, or to taste - 1 tablespoon
9. Confectioners' sugar, or to taste - 2 tablespoons

How to cook deliciously - Easy Lemon Cheesecake Bars

1. Stage

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a 9x13-inch baking pan with parchment paper.

2. Stage

Unroll both pieces of crescent dough. Lay one piece on the bottom of the prepared pan. Set second piece aside.

3. Stage

Combine cream cheese and 1/2 cup white sugar in a bowl; beat with an electric mixer until smooth. Mix in lemon pie filling, lemon zest and juice, and vanilla extract. Pour over crescent dough in the baking pan and cover with the second piece of dough. Pour melted butter over top and sprinkle with remaining white sugar.

4. Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 25 minutes.

5. Stage

Remove from the oven and place on a wire rack until completely cool, about 30 minutes. Chill in the refrigerator for at least 3 hours, or overnight.

6. Stage

Dust with confectioners' sugar and cut into 24 bars.