Lemon Bar Crescent Recipes

EASY CRESCENT DOUGH LEMON BARS

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350. Butter bottom of 13x9 baking pan. Use 1/2 of the stick to put small pats of butter all over the bottom of the pan.
• 2. Unroll dough. Lay in the bottom of pan. Press dough down corner to corner.
• 3. Spread lemon curd evenly all over the dough.
• 4. Lay out the second can of dough on top of the curd. Perforated dough edges do not need to be sealed. Then add the rest of the butter in small pats to top of this layer of dough. Squeeze the juice of 1 to 2 lemons; depending on amount of juice and size of each one all over the top layer of dough. This will create little pools of lemon juice.
• 5. Dust powdered sugar heavily all over the top, paying close attention to the pools of lemon juice. Keep adding the sugar until the lemon juice does not easily absorb any more sugar. You may only need 1/4 cup of sugar to do this or more.
• 6. Bake in oven for about 30 minutes until toasty brown on edges. Oven times may slightly vary.
• 7. Let cool, slice. Goes great with coffee, great for dessert or a breakfast/brunch treat.

LEMON BAR CRESCENT RECIPE

Steps:

• Open up the tube of crescents and unroll them. Take four of the crescents and roll them flat.
• Seal together the perforations with your fingers to create a rectangular sheet of crescents. Do the same with the remaining four crescents and put that sheet aside to use for the top layer.
• Place one sheet on the bottom of a greased pan.
• Spread a layer of lemon creme on the crescents. Next time I make these, I will put a thicker layer than I did here. Really slather the stuff on there.
• Place the second sheet or crescents on top of the lemon creme filling.
• Bake for 10-12 minutes. I put some foil on top for the last few minutes of baking so the top wouldn't get too brown.
• In a small bowl, combine 6 tablespoons of powdered sugar, 1 tablespoon of water and a few squeezes of lemon juice and mix until smooth. Use a spoon to drizzle the icing over the top of the lemon crescents.
• Slice into bars and serve.

EASY LEMON CHEESECAKE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a 9x13-inch baking pan with parchment paper.
• Unroll both pieces of crescent dough. Lay one piece on the bottom of the prepared pan. Set second piece aside.
• Combine cream cheese and 1/2 cup white sugar in a bowl; beat with an electric mixer until smooth. Mix in lemon pie filling, lemon zest and juice, and vanilla extract. Pour over crescent dough in the baking pan and cover with the second piece of dough. Pour melted butter over top and sprinkle with remaining white sugar.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 25 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and place on a wire rack until completely cool, about 30 minutes. Chill in the refrigerator for at least 3 hours, or overnight.
• Dust with confectioners' sugar and cut into 24 bars.