GINGER LEMON CHEESECAKE BARS

Ginger Lemon Cheesecake Bars image

These bars are an elegant twist on lemon cheesecake bars, reminiscent of Carr's® Ginger Lemon Cremes cookies.

Provided by pho1962

Categories Desserts Fruit Dessert Recipes Lemon Dessert Recipes

Time 2h10m

Yield 18

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

1 (16 ounce) package gingersnap cookies, crushed
⅓ cup brown sugar
¼ cup butter, melted, or as needed
1 tablespoon ground ginger
2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
2 eggs
½ cup white sugar
¼ cup lemon juice
2 teaspoons lemon extract

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Mix cookies, brown sugar, butter, and ground ginger together in a bowl; press into the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish.
Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned, 6 to 8 minutes. Remove crust from oven and cool to room temperature.
Process cream cheese, eggs, white sugar, lemon juice, and lemon extract in a food processor until smooth and creamy; spread over crust.
Bake in the preheated oven until cheesecake is set, 25 to 30 minutes.
Cool cheesecake to room temperature and refrigerate until chilled, about 1 hour.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 265.1 calories, Carbohydrate 27.3 g, Cholesterol 54.8 mg, Fat 16 g, Fiber 0.4 g, Protein 3.7 g, SaturatedFat 8.3 g, Sodium 192.4 mg, Sugar 17.2 g