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Butter Crunch Lemon-Cheese Bars

You would never guess that these are made with cottage cheese! They taste almost like a lemon cheesecake bar.

List of Ingredients

Crust:
1/3 cup butter -- softened
1/4 cup packed brown sugar (I used light)
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon mace or nutmeg (I used mace)
1 cup all-purpose flour
cooking spray

Filling:
1 cup 1% low fat cottage cheese (I used full-fat cottage cheese, but will try 2% next time)
1 cup granulated sugar
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon grated lemon rind (I used a little more)
3 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1 large egg
1 large egg white



Recipe

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

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; 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 (I baked for 15 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 degrees for 25 minutes or until set (the edges will get lightly browned), and cool. Cover and chill for 8 hours.

16 bars

1 bar using 1% cottage cheese: 140 cal, 4.5 g fat

Recipe By :Cooking Light-Jan-Feb/01