Lime in the Coconut Frosted Cheesecake Bars Recipe

Ingredients

Cookie Base:
1 pouch (1 lb 1.5 oz) Betty Crocker Sugar Cookie Mix
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/3 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 egg, slightly beaten
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Filling:
2 packages (8 oz each) cream cheese, softened
1 can (16 oz) cream of coconut (not coconut milk)
3 tablespoons lime juice
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs
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Topping:
1 container (12 oz) Betty Crocker Whipped cream cheese frosting
1 1/4 cups coconut, toasted
2 teaspoons grated lime peel

Preparation

Step 1

1. Heat oven to 350°F. Spray bottom and sides of 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray. In large bowl, stir cookie base ingredients until soft dough forms. Press evenly in bottom of pan. Bake 15 to 18 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 15 minutes.

2. Meanwhile, in large bowl, beat cream cheese with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Beat in cream of coconut until well blended. Beat in lime juice, vanilla and 2 eggs until smooth. Spread over cookie base.

3. Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until set and light golden brown on edges. Cool 30 minutes at room temperature. Refrigerate 1 hour to cool completely.

4. Carefully spread frosting over filling. Sprinkle with coconut and lime peel. Cover; refrigerate 30 minutes. For bars, cut into 6 rows by 4 rows. Store covered in refrigerator.

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REVIEWS:

Couldn't find coconut cream so I used heavy whipping cream and added coconut extract. It was wonderful, still want to try it with the coconut cream but until I find it I've got it covered :)

Found the cream of coconut in the liquor department... just FYI - because had a hard time locating!

AMAZING! Devoured and raved about for weeks, a little time consuming but well worth it! Will always be in my recipe box!

THESE WERE TO DIE FOR!!! They were not as hard as they seem to make, and they were delicious! I had a lot of suggestions from people who do not like coconut, to put strawberries or other types of fruit on them. I liked them the way they were, but may try the strawberries next time.

I made this and followed the recipe exactly (except added a packet of TrueLime powder to the cream cheese filling) and it was delicious! I would definitely recommend this and will probably make it again. Made it for a cookout and got lots of compliments on it. And, I didn't think the frosting made it too sweet (and I am very picky when it comes to sweet things!)

Making these again, by request, for a party at my son's house. They disappear as soon as they're put on the dessert table. People can't believe they are made with a cookie mix and canned frosting. They really are a sweet treat.

I have these cooking in the oven as I write this. I thougt when I read the recipe the frosting sounded a bit heavy, so I added a small carton of Cool Whip to it. It makes the frosting very light, and oh so good. Can't wait to try these, I love cream cheese, am not crazy about coconut, but I think toasting it will be fine. There were .50c off coupons for the cookie mix, so I didn't think this was that expensive, most of the ingredients for desserts are a little costly, depends on what you are willing to spend for a great dessert! I personally think this was very creative.

I really thought I would love this combination but it was missing something. It was way too sweet and heavy as well. Maybe a Cool Whip topping would have made it lighter. The cookie crust got very hard and it wasn't easy to get out of the pan.

These were VERY sweet and I have a HUGE sweet tooth, but the silver lining is I only ate one bar instead of one pan. And not much lime flavor. So the second time, I added lime juice to the frosting and didn't use the whole container of frosting on the cheesecake - just a thin layer on top. Not as sweet (Still pretty sweet though) and more lime flavor. and dont bake the crust all the way at first, maybe half the time, b/c after an hour in the oven for the cheesecake, the crust turns very dark and hard.

After reading all the fabulous reviews of these bars, I was very excited to prepare and take them to a family gathering. First off, the cost of the ingredients necessary to make them were rather expensive. It was also somewhat time consuming, between refrigerating and adding another layer and so forth. I got them out at our gathering and everyone was saying YUM. After tasting, I really felt they were rather bland and didn't have much flavor. I had even read prior reviews and added some extra 100% lime juice to the mixture, but it was still flavorless. No one really commented saying they were tasty or delicious either. I won't be making these again.

This cake was delicious. It was just right for a tea and coffee party with the girls.

I made this and followed the recipe exactly. They were wonderful! A huge hit, even with the kids. They are very rich so a small piece is actually a good serving size. I am not a huge coconut fan, but loved these. There is a lot of waiting time but they were really very easy to make.