Cheesecake Lemon Bars

These are so good! they came out perfect. I added a little more lemon flavor and it was great sweet and tart just like I like it

Ingredients:

•     1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
•     1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
•     3/4 cup unsalted butter, cut into

cubes

    4 eggs

    1 1/2 cups white sugar

    1 tablespoon all-purpose flour

    1 tablespoon lemon zest

    1/2 cup lemon juice

    2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened

    1 cup white sugar

    2 eggs, beaten

Instructions:

1. Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. Lightly butter a 9x13-inch baking dish.
3. Whisk together 1 1/2 cup flour and confectioners' sugar in a mixing bowl.
4. Cut in the cold butter with a knife or pastry blender until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
5. Press the crumbs into the bottom and up the sides of the prepared baking dish to form a crust.
6. Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 15 to 18 minutes.
7. Remove from oven, and set aside.
8. Whisk together 4 eggs, 1 1/2 cup sugar, 1 tablespoon flour, lemon zest, and lemon juice in a bowl.
9. Pour lemon mixture into the prepared crust. Skim off any bubbles from the surface of the filling. Mix the cream cheese and 1 cup sugar in a bowl until well blended.
10. Whisk in 2 eggs, then spread over the lemon mixture.
11. The mixtures will separate during baking.
12. Bake in the preheated oven until the filling is set, about 30 minutes.

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