Butter Crunch Lemon-Cheese Bars (Cooking Light)

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Butter Crunch Lemon-Cheese Bars


A buttery, crunchy pastry crust forms the base for a tangy lemon filling. You can substitute fresh orange juice and grated orange rind for lemon, if you wish. These are best served chilled.


Crust:
1/3 cup butter, softened
1/4 cup packed dark brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground mace or nutmeg
1 cup all-purpose flour
Cooking spray

Filling:
1 cup 1% low-fat cottage cheese
1 cup granulated sugar
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon grated lemon rind
3 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1 large egg
1 large egg white

Preheat oven to 350°.

To prepare crust, place first 4 ingredients in a large bowl, and beat with a mixer at medium speed until smooth. Lightly spoon 1 cup flour into a dry measuring cup, and level with a knife. Add 1 cup flour to butter mixture, and beat at low speed until well-blended. Press crust into an 8-inch square baking pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 20 minutes.

To prepare filling, place cottage cheese in a food processor; process 2 minutes or until smooth, scraping sides of bowl once. Add 1 cup granulated sugar and remaining ingredients, and process until well-blended. Pour filling over crust. Bake at 350° for 25 minutes or until set (the edges will get lightly browned), and cool. Cover and chill for 8 hours.


Yield: 8 servings (serving size: 1 bar)

CALORIES 281 (29% from fat); FAT 9g (sat 5.2g,mono 2.6g,poly 0.6g); IRON 1.1mg; CHOLESTEROL 49mg; CALCIUM 40mg; CARBOHYDRATE 44.5g; SODIUM 298mg; PROTEIN 6.7g; FIBER 0.5g

Cooking Light, JANUARY 2001

TamTastic

Butter Crunch Lemon-Cheese Bars


A buttery, crunchy pastry crust forms the base for a tangy lemon filling. You can substitute fresh orange juice and grated orange rind for lemon, if you wish. These are best served chilled.


Crust:
1/3 cup butter, softened
1/4 cup packed dark brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground mace or nutmeg
1 cup all-purpose flour
Cooking spray

Filling:
1 cup 1% low-fat cottage cheese
1 cup granulated sugar
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon grated lemon rind
3 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1 large egg
1 large egg white

Preheat oven to 350°.

To prepare crust, place first 4 ingredients in a large bowl, and beat with a mixer at medium speed until smooth. Lightly spoon 1 cup flour into a dry measuring cup, and level with a knife. Add 1 cup flour to butter mixture, and beat at low speed until well-blended. Press crust into an 8-inch square baking pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 20 minutes.

To prepare filling, place cottage cheese in a food processor; process 2 minutes or until smooth, scraping sides of bowl once. Add 1 cup granulated sugar and remaining ingredients, and process until well-blended. Pour filling over crust. Bake at 350° for 25 minutes or until set (the edges will get lightly browned), and cool. Cover and chill for 8 hours.


Yield: 8 servings (serving size: 1 bar)

CALORIES 281 (29% from fat); FAT 9g (sat 5.2g,mono 2.6g,poly 0.6g); IRON 1.1mg; CHOLESTEROL 49mg; CALCIUM 40mg; CARBOHYDRATE 44.5g; SODIUM 298mg; PROTEIN 6.7g; FIBER 0.5g

Cooking Light, JANUARY 2001

Losing_It

For some crazy reason..I can not get enough "lemon" flavored anything!!! I'm on a lemon kick & these sound A M A Z I N G!!!!! Thanks, Tami!:flowerforyou:

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