Gooey Lemon Bars Recipe

• Posted on February 7, 2012
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1/2 c butter
1 egg, slightly beaten

Combine and mix with fork. Press down in a 9×13 pan with greased bottom. Set aside while you work on next layers:

Middle Layer/Frosting:

3-4 T butter
Lemon juice
3-5 drops Yellow Food coloring
1 (8 oz) package cream cheese, room temperature
2 eggs

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix powdered sugar and butter. Add enough lemon juice to form the consistency of thick frosting. Then mix in cream cheese and yellow food coloring. Set aside 1 cup of frosting to spread on top after baking (be sure to not skip this step!). Add eggs to remaining frosting mixture and beat til fluffy. Spread on top of cake mix in the pan and bake for 25-30 minutes (every oven is different . . . you don’t want them to be overdone, so watch them carefully). Let cool completely and then spread reserved frosting mixture on top.

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