Tangy Lemon Cheesecake Bars - A Sweet And Savory Delight!

This Lemon Bar Cheesecake is the perfect combination of sweet and tangy. You'll love the creamy texture and added lemon zest! If you love the taste of lemon and the creaminess of cheesecake, you're not going to want to miss out on this creamy, tangy dessert. From the cookie crust to the delicious lemon cheesecake layer, there's a good chance that you just might eat the whole thing in one sitting.

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Lemon Cheesecake Bars:

Ingredients
Base
• 1 cup all purpose flour
• ¼ cup light brown sugar packed or white sugar if desired
• ½ cup softened unsalted butter

Crust Variations
• add up to 2 tablespoons crushed or ground almonds
• add 1 tablespoon unsweetened coconut

Cheesecake Layer
• 2 8-ounce packages full fat cream cheese quality brand such as Philadelphia, room temperature
• ⅔ cup sugar
• 2 large eggs room temperature
• ¼ cup full fat sour cream
• ½ small lemon, zested optional; finely grated
• 1-3 teaspoons lemon juice (½ of a small lemon)
• 1 teaspoons vanilla extract clear or regular

Topping Ideas For Serving, if desired
• whipped cream
• sprinkling of powdered sugar
• lemon rind
• fresh or frozen and thawed and drained fruits of choice
• canned pie filling of your choice (i.e., blueberry, cherry)

Instructions
Base
• Preheat oven to 350F. Set rack to second position from bottom of oven.
Using unsalted butter, lightly butter the bottom of a 9" square pan being careful to not butter up the sides of the pan.

• Or make a sling from 2 pieces of heavy duty aluminum foil. Cut to fit the bottom and sides of the pan. Leave some overhang on both sheets (which will serve as handles) and insert into the pan perpendicular to one another. Lightly butter the top piece of foil on the bottom only.

• Add flour, sugar and butter into a bowl or your blender. Using a pastry cutter, pastry blender or a hand mixer, mix until crumbly.

• Press evenly into prepared pan. Bake 10-12 minutes or golden brown. Place pan on rack and allow to cool completely.
Cheesecake Layer
• Reduce oven to 325F. Set rack to middle position of oven.

• Using a hand mixer or a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, beat the cream cheese, scraping down sides of bowl with spatula, until no lumps remain.

• Gradually add the sugar, beating well after each addition.

• Add the eggs, one at at time, beating well after each addition.

• Add the sour cream, vanilla, lemon juice and zest, if using, and beat in.

• Batter will be 'soupy' in texture. To ensure that no lumps remain, use a slotted spoon to check for lumps and incorporate into batter.

• Pour batter over cooled base. Bake for 30-35 minutes, turning half-way through.

• Bars are done when edges have slightly come away from the sides of the pan and appears set on top. (It will be somewhat jiggly in the center but will firm up with cooling.)

• Set pan on rack and allow to cool 2-3 hours. If using a tinfoil sling remove from pan and cut bars to desired size. Bars can be served at this point or can be chilled for 3 to 24 hours.

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