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Friday, June 24, 2016

Raspberry Lemonade Cheesecake Bars




A delicious looking cheesecake bars recipe from Betty Crocker!







Ingredients

Crust

1 pouch Betty Crocker™ sugar cookie mix
1/2 cup butter, softened 
1 egg 
1 teaspoon finely grated lemon peel

Filling
2 packages (8 oz each) cream cheese, softened 
1/2 cup sugar 
1 tablespoon finely grated lemon peel
2 eggs 
1/3 cup fresh lemon juice
1 cup fresh raspberries




Directions

Heat oven to 325°F. 

Spray bottom only of 13 x 9-inch pan with cooking spray.

Mix crust ingredients with spoon until soft dough forms in a large bowl. 

Press dough in bottom of pan. 

Bake 15 minutes. 

Remove from oven to cooling rack and cool 10 minutes.

Beat cream cheese, sugar and 1 tablespoon lemon peel with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Scrape sides of bowl frequently. 

Add eggs, one at a time and beat until just blended. 

Beat in lemon juice. 

Reserve 1/4 cup filling and set aside. 

Spread remaining filling over cooled crust.
Mash raspberries with fork.  Push mixture through small strainer with back of spoon to make 1/4 cup raspberry puree. 

Stir puree into reserved filling. 

Drop spoonfuls of raspberry mixture on cream cheese layer. 

Carefully swirl into top of cream cheese layer with a knife.

Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until filling is set. 

Cool 30 minutes on cooling rack. 

Refrigerate about 2 hours or until cooled completely. 

Cut in 6 rows by 4 rows.









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