If life gives you lemons, make LEMON CHEESECAKE BARS

We made these today and they are yummy!

Lemon Cheesecake Bars

for the crust:

8 graham crackers (each 2 1/2 by 5 inches)

2 tbsp. sugar

4 tbsp. butter, melted

for the filling:

2 bars (8 oz. each) cream cheese, room temperature

3/4 c. sugar

2 large eggs

finely grated zest and juice of 1 lemon (2-3 tsp. zest & 3 tbsp. juice)

1. Make the crust. Pre-heat oven to 325. Line bottom and sides of an 8" square bake pan with aluminum foil, leaving an overhang on all sides. Crimp overhang under rim of pan.

2. Crush crackers and mix with sugar, add melted butter until moistened.

3. Transfer crumb mixture to prepared pan, and pat gently. Bake until beginning to brown, 10-12 minutes. While crust is baking, make filling.

4.Make the filling: mix cream cheese until smooth. Add sugar, eggs, zest and juice; blend until smooth.

5. Pour mixture onto hot crust in pan; smooth top. Return to oven, and bake until set, 30-35 minutes.

6. Cool completely in pan. Cover loosely with plastic wrap; chill until firm. Use foil overhang to pull cheesecake from pan. With spatula remove from foil and cut into bars.