Corena’s Kitchen
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Cream Cheese Squares
This incredibly simple desert is the perfect accompaniment for a cookout potluck.
This incredibly simple desert is the perfect accompaniment for a cookout potluck.
Ingredients
2 (8 ounce) cans refrigerated crescent roll dough
2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese
1 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ cup margarine, melted
¼ cup white sugar (for topping)
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9x13 inch pan.
Press one can of the crescent rolls into the bottom of the prepared pan.
In a medium bowl, mix together the cream cheese, 1 cup of sugar, and vanilla until smooth and creamy.
Spread over the crescent layer.
Unroll the second can of crescent rolls and lay them on top of the cream cheese layer. Do not press down.
Pour the melted margarine over the entire pan.
Combine the remaining 1/4 cup of sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle over the top.
Bake for 25 to 30 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the top is crisp and golden.
Lemon Cream Cheese Bars
Nothing brings a recipe to life like fresh lemons! For a change of pace from the standard Southern-style lemon bars, you need to look no further! This recipe is easy and the taste is divine.
Recipe Shared by Janet May
Nothing brings a recipe to life like fresh lemons! For a change of pace from the standard Southern-style lemon bars, you need to look no further! This recipe is easy and the taste is divine.
Ingredients
- cooking spray
- 2 (8 ounce) packages refrigerated crescent roll dough, divided
- 2 lemons, zested and juiced, divided
- 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
- 3 tablespoons white sugar
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish with aluminum foil and spray with cooking spray.
- Press 1 can crescent roll dough into the bottom of the prepared baking dish, stretching to the edges.
- Mix the zest of 1 1/2 lemons and juice from 2 lemons together in a bowl. Beat cream cheese and 1/2 cup sugar into lemon zest mixture using an electric mixer until smooth and creamy; spread over crescent roll dough layer.
- Unroll the second can of crescent roll dough and layer over cream cheese mixture, gently stretching dough to the edges. Brush melted butter over crescent roll dough layer. Mix remaining lemon zest and 3 tablespoons sugar together in a bowl; sprinkle over butter.
- Bake in the preheated oven until top is golden brown, about 30 minutes. Allow to cool for about 20 minutes. Lift dessert from baking dish using foil; transfer to a cutting board. Cut into squares, leaving on foil. Return dessert to the baking dish and refrigerate until chilled, at least 1 hour.