Lemon Cheesecake And Easy Bar Cookies

These rods have a cheese-flavored lemon cookies and try white chocolate. Quick and easy, because the cake mix to do. Tried and true recipe brings raves. They taste a fabulous two-layer lemon bars are so easy to make. Also Varie the recipe and used the devil cake mix brownie variation. Feel free to use other flavors to your own taste.

Preparation time: 10 minutes

Cooking time: 45 minutes

Total time: 55 minutes

Ingredients:

• 1 box lemon cake mix
• , Lightly beaten 1 egg
• 8 tablespoons softened butter (1 stick)
• 1 (8 oz) of cream cheese, at room temperature
• 1 cup white chocolate chips
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• Half cup biscuit crumbs

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease a baking sheet with parchment paper 9 x 13 inches.

Combine cake mix, butter and 1egg with a large spatula or a wooden spoon. This will give your arms a workout, but if you always make folding and pressing the mixture, eventually unite to form a paste that looks like play dough for children.

With your fingers, press dough evenly into prepared pan bottom. Sprinkle with grated white chocolate and gently press into the dough a bit, so it does not roll.

In a medium bowl, beat cream cheese and 2 eggs for 30 seconds. Stir until smooth in sugar, then beat at medium speed for 3 minutes until smooth.

Pour the cream cheese mixture evenly over the bottom layer. Sprinkle with cookie crumbs.

Bake for 30-35 minutes until center is firm. Remove from oven and let cool on a rack cut at room temperature. Cookie bars into squares to serve.

Yield: 24-36 bar cookies, depending on size of cut

_{Lemon Butter Recipe Photo © 2008 Peggy Trowbridge chewing Filippone, licensed to About.com, Inc.}