Lemon-Cheesecake Bars

By Debbie54

Ingredients

• Crust:
• 1/3 cup butter, softened
• ¼ cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
• ¼ tsp salt
• ¼ tsp ground mace or nutmeg
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• Vegetable cooking spray
• Lemon Filling:
• 1 cup 1% low-fat cottage cheese
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2 Tbsp all-purpose flour
• 1 Tbsp lemon zest
• 3 ½ Tbsp fresh lemon juice
• ¼ tsp baking powder
• 1 large egg
• 1 egg white

Preparation

Step 1

1)Preheat oven to 350. Prepare crust: Beat first 4 ingredients at medium speed with and electric mixer until smooth. Add 1 cup flour, beating at low speed until well blended. Press mixture on bottom of an 8-inch square pan coated with cooking spray.

2)Bake at 350 for 20 minutes

3)Meanwhile, prepare filling: process cottage cheese in a food processor 1 minute or until smooth, stopping to scrape down sides as needed. Add granulated sugar and next 6 ingredients, and process 30 seconds or until well blended. Pour filling over prepared crust. Bake at 350 for 25 minutes or until set (edges will be lightly browned.) Cool 30 minutes. Cover and chill 8 hours. Cut into bars. Garnish, if desired.