Creamy Lemon Squares

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Lemon, show us your sunny pop of color and your intense burst of flavor. Where would we, and these better-for-you creamy squares, be without you?

time

prep:

25 min

total:

3 hr 23 min

servings

total:

16 servings

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What You Need

Reduced Fat NILLA Wafers, finely crushed (about 3/4 cup)

1/2

cup flour

1/4

cup packed brown sugar

1/4

cup cold margarine

pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Neufchatel Cheese, softened

cup granulated sugar

eggs

Tbsp. flour

Tbsp. lemon zest, divided

1/4

cup fresh lemon juice

1/4

tsp. CALUMET Baking Powder

tsp. powdered sugar

Make It

HEAT oven to 350ºF.

LINE 8-inch square pan with foil. Mix first 3 ingredients in medium bowl. Cut in margarine with pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs; press onto bottom of prepared pan. Bake 15 min.

BEAT Neufchatel and granulated sugar with mixer until well blended. Add eggs and 2 Tbsp. flour; mix well. Blend in 1 Tbsp. zest, juice and baking powder; pour over crust.

BAKE 25 to 28 min. or until center is set. Cool completely. Refrigerate 2 hours. Sprinkle with powdered sugar and remaining zest before serving.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Substitute

Substitute 1 Tbsp. each lemon, lime and orange zest for the 3 Tbsp. lemon zest.

Note from the Kraft Kitchens

For a softer crust, reduce the crust baking time from 15 min. to 5 min.

Note

You should get about 1 Tbsp. zest and 2 Tbsp. juice from 1 lemon.

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a cook

posted:9/18/2008

I've made this recipe several times amd have never been disappointed! What a great tasting, low fat treat!

a cook

posted:9/6/2008

My whole family just loved the taste. Its great!

MollyT06

posted:9/5/2008

Everyone LOVES this recipe! You can easily make this less fattening by using reduced fat nilla wafers and reduced fat cream cheese. Sooo easy. I'll be making this one again!

cole12885

posted:8/18/2008

Yummmm! I've never been a huge fan of lemon, but this was great. Easy to make and tastes like homemade! I also reduced the crust baking time to 5 minutes. I made these in a rectangular baking dish, which was slightly smaller than the suggested 9" pan, but they ended up turning out even better (from what I read of other people's experiences with larger pans). I had to increase the final baking time by 5 minutes due to the smaller pan, but it still turned out perfect.

aamosley1

posted:8/16/2008

Extremely yummy! It was one of the first things to go at a work "food day".

a cook

posted:7/8/2008

Delicious recipe! I made this for my family as a dessert on a hot summer day and it was a smash hit! The bars were gone in a matter of minutes!

kameko

posted:6/30/2008

Was a HUGE hit with everyone! Never missed the full-fat options at all, the taste was fantastic.

mifrecipe

posted:6/26/2008

I just turned it into a lemon cheesecake rather than bars. It was a hit at my office function. Loved it!