Blueberry Lemon Bars
Recipe from Delish.com
Ingredients
Crust Ingredients
- Cooking Spray
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp. kosher salt
Filling Ingredients
- Two 8-oz. blocks cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 3 cups blueberries
Crumb Topping Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter, melted
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- Zest of 1 lemon
Directions
1. Make the crust: Preheat oven to 350 and grease a 9" x 13" pan with cooking spray. Beat butter and sugar together in a large bowl with a hand mixer until light and fluffy. Add flour and salt and mix until just combined.
2. Press crust into prepared pan and bake 20 minutes or until lightly golden. Let cool while making filling and crumb topping.
3. Make the filling: Beat cream cheese and sugar together in another large bowl until no lumps remain. Add egg and beat until combined, then beat in sour cream, vanilla and lemon juice. Fold in blueberries.
4. Make the crumb topping: In a small bowl, mix together melted butter, sugar, flour and lemon zest until mixture resembles wet sand.
5. Pour filling into cooled crust, then top with an even layer of crumb topping. Bake for 40 minutes or until topping is golden and center is just set. Let cool at room temperature for 20 minutes, and then refrigerate for 2 hours until completely chilled.
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