Lemon Cream Cheese Bars

Ingredients

• 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
• ½ cup brown sugar, packed
• ¼ cup granulated sugar
• ¾ cup (1½ sticks) Challenge Unsalted Butter
• 1 cup uncooked old fashioned or quick oats
• ½ cup chopped walnuts
• 8 oz. cream cheese, softened
• 1 egg
• 2 Tablespoons lemon juice

Directions

Preheat oven to 350° F. Combine flour and sugars. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in oats and nuts. Reserve 1 cup. Press remaining crumb mixture onto bottom of a greased 13" x 9" baking pan. Combine cream cheese and egg, mixing until well blended. Add lemon juice, blending well. Spread evenly over crust mixture; sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture. Bake for 25–30 minutes or until golden brown. Cool. Cut into bars.Yield: 3 dozen bars.Source: Challenge Package recipe developed by Challenge Home Economist.