Butter Crunch Lemon Cheese Bars

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Pucker up, these are heaven!!

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Steps

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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

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Spray an 8-by-8-inch square baking dish with nonstick spray.

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To prepare the crust , in a mixing bowl beat together on medium speed the butter , dark brown sugar , salt and mace until smooth.

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Spoon 1 cup flour lightly into a dry measuring cup and level with a knife.

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Add the flour to the butter mixture and beat at low speed until well blended.

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Press the crust into the prepared baking dish and bake for 20 minutes.

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Meanwhile , prepare the filling.

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In a food processor fitted with the metal blade , process the cottage cheese for 2 minutes or until smooth , scraping sides of the bowl once.

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Add the sugar , flour , lemon zest , lemon juice , baking powder , egg and egg white.

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Process until well blended.

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Pour the filling over the baked crust.

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Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes or until set.

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Remove from the oven and cool.

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When cool , cover and chill for 8 hours.

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To serve , cut into bars.

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Ingredients

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nonstick cooking spray, butter, dark brown sugar, salt, ground mace, all-purpose flour, low fat cottage cheese, granulated sugar, lemon, zest of, fresh lemon juice, baking powder, egg, egg white