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DESSERTS: BARS:
Cream Cheese Lemon Bars with
Kit Kat Crust
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Cream
Cheese Lemon Bars with
Kit Kat Crust |
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A refreshing
combination...
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CRUST: |
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Five
1.5oz. |
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Kit
Kat Bars (or about 14 mini-sized Kit Kat
Bars)
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FILLING: |
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8
ounces |
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cream cheese, at room temperature |
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2
cups |
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powdered sugar, measure then sift |
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1
large |
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egg |
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2
Tbs |
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fresh lemon juice |
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1
tsp |
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lemon extract |
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1½
tsp |
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lemon zest
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TOPPING: |
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1/3
cup |
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all-purpose flour |
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1/3
cup |
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granulated sugar |
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½
tsp |
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additional lemon extract |
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2
Tbs |
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butter, softened |
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1 |
Preheat oven
to 400°F. |
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2 |
Prepare the
crust: In the food processor, finely chop the
Kit Kat Bars. Spread evenly in the bottom of a
greased 8x8-inch square pan. Bake for 5 minutes.
Set aside. |
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Prepare
filling: In a large bowl with electric mixer,
blend cream cheese on high. Add powdered sugar
and egg and beat until smooth, scraping down the
sides of the bowl. Add lemon juice, lemon
extract and lemon zest, and mix well. Pour
filling evenly over Kit Kat crust. |
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Prepare
topping: In a medium bowl, combine flour, sugar,
lemon extract, and softened butter, and blend
with a fork until crumbly. Sprinkle topping
evenly over lemon bar filling. |
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5 |
Bake 18 to
20 minutes, or until topping is lightly browned. |
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Yield: 16 to 20
bars
Cooking Tips:
*I lined my pan w/ parchment
paper with the hope that I would be able to lift it
cleanly out of the pan and place it on a cutting board
for slicing. After an overnight chill in the fridge, I
had a slight bit of trouble getting the whole thing out
without breaking it apart. Next time I would grease the
pan, then put parchment in and grease the parchment and
sides too. I still think that would work better than
just greasing the pan and then trying to get nice, clean
slices out of the pan. |
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Recipe Source |
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Adapted from The Candy Bar Cookbook |
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Recipe
Ratings:
***Hey,
This One's a Keeper!- would
make it again. "Really great recipe to use leftover
Halloween candy! The Kit Kats made a yummy crust for these lemon
bars."
-San Diego, CA
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