Lemon Cookie Bars

Name: Lemon Cookie Bars
Ingredients: 2¼ cups (11¼ ounces/319 grams), all-purpose flour; ½ teaspoon, baking soda; ½ teaspoon, table salt; 2 cups (14 ounces/397 grams), granulated sugar; 6 tablespoons, unsalted butter, melted; ⅓ cup, vegetable oil; 2 ounces (57 grams), cream cheese, cut into 8 pieces and softened; 1 , large egg plus 1 large yolk; 5 teaspoons, grated lemon zest plus 3 tablespoons juice (2 lemons); 2 teaspoons, vanilla extract; 1½ tablespoons, lemon juice; 1 tablespoon, cream cheese, softened; 1 cup (4 ounces/113 grams), confectioners' sugar; 3 tablespoons yellow, sprinkles (optional)

Desserts or Baked Goods
Fruit
Fruit Desserts
Cookies
Brownies & Bars
Easter
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By Jessica Rudolph ･ Appears in Cook's Country August/September 2021

Like a cross between sugar cookies and lemon bars, these bar cookies are chewy, sweet, and vibrant.

SERVES Makes 24 bars

TIME 1¼ hours, plus 3 hours cooling

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