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Creamy Lemon Squares

December 16, 2012

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These Creamy Lemon Squares taste just like a lemon cheesecake – so creamy and delicious!

This post brought to you by PHILADELPHIA cream cheese . All opinions are 100% mine.

These Creamy Lemon Squares taste just like a lemon cheesecake - so creamy and delicious!| MomOnTimeout.com | #dessert #lemon #recipe

Obviously one of my favorite things about the holidays is the food. It seems like during this particular time of year, there are so many great recipes to be tried that set my tastebuds a-tingling! There are so many amazing ingredients that are used specifically for the holiday season and then there are those that are used year-round  – like PHILADELPHIA cream cheese. PHILADELPHIA is great for holiday entertaining AND year-round enjoyment!

These Creamy Lemon Squares taste just like a lemon cheesecake - so creamy and delicious!| MomOnTimeout.com | #dessert #lemon #recipe

Sam’s Club and Kraft have joined forces to bring you meal solutions for the entire week. Breakfast to dinner and everything in between. I was checking out all the yummy recipes when I stumbled across the Creamy Lemon Squares. Now I LOVE anything lemon and lemon bars are a personal favorite of mine. Why had I never thought ot making them even better with cream cheese?

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Creamy Lemon Squares

These Creamy Lemon Squares taste just like a lemon cheesecake – so creamy and delicious!

Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword creamy lemon squares
Prep Time 10 minutes minutes
Cook Time 28 minutes minutes
Refrigerate 2 hours hours
Total Time 2 hours hours 38 minutes minutes
Servings 12
Calories 266kcal
Author Trish - Mom On Timeout

Ingredients

  • 20 NILLA Wafers finely crushed
  • 1/2 cup flour
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar packed
  • 1/4 cup butter cold
  • 8 oz PHILADELPHIA cream cheese 1 package, softened
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 tbsp flour
  • 3 tbsp lemon zest divided
  • 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
  • 1/4 tsp. baking powder
  • 2 tsp. powdered sugar

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350ºF.
  • Line an 8x8 pan with foil.
  • Mix first 3 ingredients in medium bowl.
  • Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Press the crumbs onto the bottom of the prepared pan and bake for 15 minutes.
  • While the crust is baking, beat cream cheese and granulated sugar with mixer until well blended. Add eggs one at a time and 2 Tbsp. flour; mix well.
  • Blend in 1 Tbsp. zest, juice and baking powder; pour over crust.
  • Bake for 25 to 28 min. or until center is set. Let cool completely then refrigerate for 2 hours. Sprinkle with powdered sugar and remaining zest before serving.

Nutrition

Calories: 266kcal | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 58mg | Sodium: 147mg | Potassium: 72mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 26g | Vitamin A: 412IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 34mg | Iron: 1mg
These Creamy Lemon Squares taste just like a lemon cheesecake - so creamy and delicious!| MomOnTimeout.com | #dessert #lemon #recipe

Some of my favorite PHILADELPHIA cream cheese recipes are my Triple Threat Chocolate Cheesecake, Pull-Apart Crescent Veggie Christmas Tree, Roasted Red Bell Pepper Dip and my Nana’s To-Die-For Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting.

PHILADELPHIA cream cheese is one of the most versatile ingredients I can think of. It works equally well in both savory and sweet applicatoins and just magically makes every more creamy and delicious when used. Can’t go wrong with PHILADELPHIA cream cheese!

What’s your favorite recipe that calls for Philadelphia cream cheese? Here are some of mine:

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Cherry Cheesecake “Magic” Ice Cream

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Reese’s Peanut Butter Mini Cheesecakes

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Comments

  1. Cathy says

    July 10, 2014 at 1:25 PM

    I’m in Australia and was wondering what the equivalent to the wafer biscuits is as we can’t get them here in western Australia……p’s love love love your recipe’s.

    Reply
  2. Liz says

    July 2, 2014 at 4:22 PM

    Thank you for the nice recipes. Happy 4th to you and your family.

    Reply
    • Trish - Mom On Timeout says

      July 3, 2014 at 8:15 PM

      Thank you so much Liz! Happy 4th to you too!

      Reply
  3. Lynette Burnett says

    March 5, 2014 at 8:27 AM

    These are in the oven now. Have to say the Nilla Wafer crust smells amazing by itself. Can’t wait to dig in! Thanks for sharing the recipe!

    Reply
    • Trish - Mom On Timeout says

      March 10, 2014 at 10:22 AM

      Enjoy Lynette!

      Reply
  4. Allison says

    October 14, 2013 at 4:01 PM

    I have made these in lemon and they are amazing, added way more zest and used less sugar. Got a great deal on lines so I am going to try it out with them!

    Reply
    • Trish - Mom On Timeout says

      October 15, 2013 at 10:57 AM

      I have made them with limes before and they are wonderful! Give it a try!

      Reply
  5. Shirley Aarons says

    October 6, 2013 at 9:17 PM

    I would like to know what Nilla Wafers are? What would be a suitable substitute?

    Reply
  6. Yasmin says

    August 10, 2013 at 11:04 PM

    Thank you Trish. I have just made them using 150g savoiardi biscuits. In the food processor I crushed the biscuits then added flour, sugar & butter. I decided not to add lemon rind on top as I felt it was too bitter. They are delicious – light lemon cheesecake on air!

    Reply
    • Trish - Mom On Timeout says

      August 16, 2013 at 11:28 AM

      Oooh that sounds fabulous!! Thank you so much for stopping by!

      Reply
  7. Lori D says

    April 3, 2013 at 10:17 AM

    Just made these….soooo yummy! The nilla wafers crushed, should equal 1/2 a cup, for the person who asked.

    Reply
    • Trish - Mom On Timeout says

      April 3, 2013 at 3:00 PM

      Aren’t they good? Thanks for stopping by Lori!

      Reply
  8. Jamielyn@iheartnaptime says

    March 30, 2013 at 5:32 PM

    These look amazing! I just had to pin them. Can’t wait to try them! Mmmm…

    Reply
    • Trish - Mom On Timeout says

      March 31, 2013 at 9:40 PM

      Thank you so much Jamielyn! I love lemon anything 🙂 Hope you had a wonderful Easter!

      Reply
  9. Kari says

    February 21, 2013 at 10:43 AM

    Hi Trish,

    I’m using mini wafers. Do you have an approximate measurement for how much I will need after they are crushed?

    Thanks! These look great, I can’t wait to try them!

    Reply
    • Trish - Mom On Timeout says

      February 21, 2013 at 10:53 AM

      I didn’t measure but I would use at least double the number of the mini wafers. So glad you’re making the recipe!

      Reply
  10. Mandy says

    February 17, 2013 at 11:00 PM

    These look delicious!!!!

    Reply
  11. Emily says

    January 29, 2013 at 7:51 PM

    Mmmm! My favorite dessert! I’m your newest FB follower. Visiting from The Girl Creative. 🙂

    ~Emily @ Texas Life Blog

    Reply
    • Trish - Mom On Timeout says

      January 29, 2013 at 9:32 PM

      Yay! Thanks for following 🙂

      Reply
  12. Audra says

    January 29, 2013 at 10:58 AM

    Yum! I want some now!

    Reply
  13. Christi says

    January 25, 2013 at 3:07 PM

    Yum, love anything lemon! And these look delicious! I am a new follower!

    Reply
  14. Mel says

    January 20, 2013 at 7:04 PM

    Oh Trish, I have to make these!

    Reply
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