Lemon Cream Bars are Lusciously creamy and bursting with bright lemon flavor. Deliciously crumb bars start with a cookie mix and have a zesty lemon filling.

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Lemon Cream Bars

Deliciously buttery crumb bars stuffed with a zesty lemon cream filling and white chocolate chips! These lemon bars are very easy to make.

I don’t know which one came first running 8 miles because I wanted the dessert or rewarding myself with the dessert because I ran 8 miles!

Ingredients

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1/2 cup butter room temp
1 package Betty Crocker sugar cookie mix
1 large egg
14 ounces sweetened condensed milk
1 lemon zest
1 lemon juice 1/4 cup
1/2 cup white chocolate chips optional

Lemon Cream Bars Method

This easy dessert has a sweet sugar cookie crust that uses a mix. Sweetened condensed milk and lemon juice make a luscious filling More cookie crumbles are sprinkled on top. Gooey and rich, Lemon Cream Bars are much like a Lemon Blondie.

Cookie mix, butter, and an egg

add lemon zest

mix until crumbly

pat half of dough mixture in 8×8 pan

mix sweetened condensed milk with lemon juice

bake layer of dough

remove dough and pour milk over, then crumble remaining cookie dough mixture on top

Bake until golden brown. Cool and cut into squares. Lastly, enjoy every single delectable crumb!

I use this sugar cookie mix.

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Please keep in mind that nutritional information is a rough estimate and can vary based on the products used.

Lemon Cream Bars

Lemon Cream Bars are Lusciously creamy and bursting with bright lemon flavor. Deliciously crumb bars start with a cookie mix and have a zesty lemon filling.

Author: Paula

5 from 7 votes

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Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 25

Total Time: 35

Servings: 12 slices

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Ingredients

1/2 cup butter room temp
1 package Betty Crocker sugar cookie mix
1 large eggs
14 ounces sweetened condensed milk
1 lemon zest
1 lemon juice 1/4 cup
1/2 cup white chocolate chips optional

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Spray 8×8 baking dish with non-cook spray.
In a mixing bowl, combine cookie mix, butter and egg. Mix until crumbly.
Press half the sugar cookie mix in bottom of dish. Bake 15 minutes.
While that mixture is baking, mix sweetened condensed milk and lemon juice.
Carefully, pour milk mixture over crust. Crumble remaining cookie mixture on top.
Bake about 25 minutes or until golden brown.
Refrigerate at least 30 minutes before cutting into squares.
Store in refrigerator.
*You could also use oatmeal cookie mix or chocolate chip cookie dough mix and omit the lemon zest and juice.

Nutrition

Nutritional information given is an automatic calculation and can vary based on the exact products you use and changes you make to the recipe. If these numbers are important to you, I recommend calculating them yourself.

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