LEMON SUGAR COOKIE BARS

Last Saturday was my 31st birthday, and it was also national lemon bar day!! Except that it wasn’t, and I just made that up. The lemon bar part, it was in fact my birthday.

I spend all kinds of time conversing with people (I almost used the word conversating there only to find out that it isn’t actually a word, and that means I have probably been embarrassing myself all the time, but it’s cool). Anyway, I chat with people about what exactly they’d like to see on the blog. Some people want healthy things, some people want all of the chocolate. A couple of weeks ago it was all about my son and his big day and his favorite ORANGE BROWNIES.

But, for my birthday I’m just a small town girl living in a lemon world. So I “conversated” with myself and came up with these lemon sugar cookie bars…..

Happy birthday to me! No, I didn’t actually talk to myself.

Completely off the topic of lemon anything here, but I’d like to have a wee little chat about this whole Instagram story newfangled contraption. Is anyone using this? I’m attempting to use this. It only took me about a week to realize it’s just Snapchat on Instagram.

The first time I tried to use it I think I meant to take a picture, but did video instead. This lead me to sit and ponder if my new age of 31 has left me completely inept when it comes to all of the new apps, and the new things they do, and hashtags, and ok so, I’m not that old, but I am electronically disadvantaged, if you will.

Lucky me, I have an eleven (going on 25) year old that rushes to my rescue and shows me how to use the new Instagram story, because we can’t have mom looking like a crazy person. She only made fun of me just a little. Bless her heart.

Ingredients

• Sugar cookie crust:
• 1 Cup granulated sugar
• 1 Teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 Cup butter at room temperature
• 2 Cups all purpose flour
• Lemon cheesecake:
• 8 Ounces cream cheese at room temperature
• 1/4 Cup lemon juice
• 2 Tablespoons lemon zest divided
• 1/2 Cup sugar

Instructions

1. For the bars:
2. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
3. Line an 8x8 or 9x9 inch square baking dish with foil and spray liberally with non stick cooking spray.
4. In bowl of stand mixer using paddle attachment, or large bowl with hand mixer, beat together the butter, sugar, and vanilla on medium speed for 2 minutes.
5. Turn mixer to low and slowly add the flour (1/2 cup at a time) and mix just until dough comes together.
6. ..............................

for full instruction please see : thesaltymarshmallow.com

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