MY MOM'S LEMON BARS (a 2 banana difficulty level)

At the beginning of the "No Sweets January Challenge" my buddy Rudy told me he absolutely loved Lemon Bars & he asked me if I had a good Lemon Bar recipe I could post.  I told him my mom makes great Lemon Bars, but he'd have to wait until January was over.  Well I'm just a little behind, but without further delay, here is the recipe for "My Mom's Lemon Bars" with some mild monkeying around...

WHAT YOU NEED:
1 Box of Lemon Cake Mix
2 Eggs
2 T Lemon Zest**
1 Stick of Butter - Melted

8 oz Cream Cheese (regular) - softened
2 Eggs
2 c Powdered Sugar
4 T Lemon Zest**
3 T Lemon Juice**

**3-4 Lemons should cover all your lemon related needs**

WHAT ELSE YOU NEED:
9x13 inch pan
Parchment paper or Cooking Spray
Medium Bowl
Large Spoon
Zester or Fine Grater
Strainer
Wire Rack

WHAT YOU DO:

1.  Pre-Heat oven to 350 deg (325 deg if using a glass pan)

Will have consistency of Play-doh

2.  Mix together Cake Mix, Eggs, 2 T of Lemon Zest, & Melted Butter.

3.  Wipe the edges of the pan with the butter wrapper as needed AND then wipe your hands thoroughly with the butter wrapper as the dough is quite sticky.  Place the dough onto the Pan lined with Parchment paper or sprayed with Cooking spray.

4.  Spread the dough into a thin layer on the bottom of the pan.  Pat the edges down slightly lower since the dough tends to rise at the edges.

5.  Mix together the Cream Cheese, Eggs, Powdered Sugar, 2 T Lemon Zest, & Lemon Juice.

6.  Pour over the Cake Mix layer.

7.  Bake at 350 deg for 30 min (if using a glass pan, 325 for 40 min)

8.  Cool to room Temperature on a Wire Rack (about 45 min)

9.  Serve and Enjoy!!  (Dust with Powdered Sugar if that makes you happy...)

This is a pretty straight forward Lemon Bar recipe and it is quite delicious, although I may be a bit biased since the recipe is from my mom.  Just be aware that the crust is more cake like since a Lemon Cake mix is used.  A lot of Lemon Bars seem to have crust that can be more flaky like a pie crust.

See, 'anymonkeycan' make great tasting Lemon Bars because 'this monkey' just did!

Until next time, your favorite neighbor web monkey!