Lemon Cream Cheese Bars

This lemon cream cheese bar recipe features layers of crescent roll dough filled with sweetened cream cheese flavored with lemon zest and juice.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 45 mins
• Calories: 171 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 3 tablespoons white sugar
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• cooking spray
• 2 lemons, zested and juiced, divided
• 0.5 cup white sugar
• 2 (8 ounce) packages refrigerated crescent roll dough (such as Pillsbury® Recipe

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Unroll 1 crescent roll dough; press into the bottom of the prepared baking dish, stretching to the edges.

Step 2

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish with aluminum foil with overhang and coat with cooking spray.

Step 3

Mix lemon juice and 3/4 of the lemon zest in a large bowl until combined. Beat cream cheese and 1/2 cup sugar into juice-zest mixture with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy; spread over crescent roll dough in the baking dish.

Step 4

Unroll remaining crescent roll dough and place over cream cheese mixture, stretching to the edges. Brush with melted butter. Mix 3 tablespoons sugar and remaining lemon zest together in a small bowl until evenly mixed; sprinkle over the top.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until the top is golden brown, about 30 minutes. Allow to cool for about 20 minutes.

Step 6

Lift dessert from the baking dish using foil; transfer to a cutting board. Cut into squares, leaving the foil on. Return dessert to the baking dish and refrigerate until chilled, at least 1 hour.