Ginger Lemon Cheesecake Bars recipe

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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

Nutrition Info

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
servingSize: -
sodium: 192.4 mg
sugar: 17.2 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

  2. Mix cookies, brown sugar, butter, and ground ginger together in a bowl, press into the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish.

  3. Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned, 6 to 8 minutes. Remove crust from oven and cool to room temperature.

  4. Process cream cheese, eggs, white sugar, lemon juice, and lemon extract in a food processor until smooth and creamy, spread over crust.

  5. Bake in the preheated oven until cheesecake is set, 25 to 30 minutes.

  6. Cool cheesecake to room temperature and refrigerate until chilled, about 1 hour.

Recipe Yield

18 servings

Recipe Note

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

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