Lemon Cheese Bars

In my house, there are a lot of lemon dessert lovers, led by my dearly beloved. Lemon meringue pie, lemon pudding, lemon cake, lemon bars, lemon whatever; they're in for it. We're also a household of cheesecake lovers. So I knew this idea would be an enormous hit.

LEMON CHEESE BARS

Crust:
1 cup flour
1/4 cup confectioner's sugar
1/3 cup melted butter

Cheese Layer:
8 ounces cream cheese
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg

Lemon Layer:
1 cup sugar
2 tbsp flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
2 eggs
2 tbsp lemon juice
1/2 tsp lemon extract
1/2 tsp chopped lemon zest

Stir together the ingredients for the crust, and press into the bottom of an 8" square pan. Bake at 350F for about 15 minutes; crust will be very pale.

Beat together the cream cheese, 1/2 cup sugar and 1 egg until smooth. Pour over the crust.

Stir together the sugar, flour, powder and salt; beat in the lemon juice, extract, zest and 2 eggs. Beat 1 to 2 minutes, until smooth. Pour over the cream cheese layer (it will sink under the cream cheese). Bake at 350F for 35 to 40 minutes, until the filling sets. Cool before serving.

This is what it looks like before it's cut. There are no pictures of this delightful confection after it's cut, because it only lasted about 2 minutes.

This is my great, springy dessert suggestion for all of you for this weekend! Hope you enjoy it, and I hope everyone has nice weather.