"Cookie Cutter's" Berrrry Lemonny Bars
(Blueberry Lemon Bars)
Meet "Cookie Cutter" the mouse. He lives at the North Pole. He has chocolate chip ears and a chocolate chip tail. He has a business partner he works with named "Cookie Dough" and they are called "The Chocolate Chipsters". They deliver peppermint rocks to the reindeer bakers to put in their cookies and do business with them. He is not one of the reindeer bakers but he does want to share his recipe with you guys. He LOVES making his delicious mouth watering blueberry cheesecake lemon bars with a sweet GOLDEN OREO crust!!! Let's see how he makes them below!!
Makes 9 Squares
Ingredients:
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter (melted)
- 8 ounces cream cheese (room temp)
- 18 Golden Oreos (crushed)
- 1 large egg
- 1/3 cup sour cream
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 lemon zested
- 1 cup blueberries
- Optional: Powdered Sugar (lightly dust)
Directions
- Preheat oven to 325°F.
- Line an 8x8 baking pan with parchment paper or foil so you can lift out later.
- Blend cream cheese and make sure there are no lumps.
- Mix in sugar, flour, lemon juice, egg, sour cream, vanilla, and lemon zest.
- Fold in about 3/4 of the blueberries.
- Now pour the completed batter into baking pan.
- Sprinkle remaining blueberries on top.
- Bake approximately 35 minutes.
- Remove from oven, center should not be fully set up yet.
- Let pan cool for at least an hour and then put in fridge until set up which takes about 4 to 6 hours.
- Optional- Lightly dust with powdered sugar
- Optional- Top with extra blueberries and a lemon slice for presentation
Recipe Card 6 in x 4 in