Name: Ooey Gooey Lemon Coconut Butter Bars Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Yield: 24
Ingredients: 1 box yellow cake mix; 1 large egg; 1 stick unsalted butter; For Filling:; 8 oz cream cheese; 2 large eggs; 1 tsp vanilla extract; ½ cup Fresh Lemon Juice; 2 cups powdered sugar; 1 stick unsalted butter; For Topping:; ¼ cup brown sugar; ¼ cup sugar; 1 cup coconut flakes; 2 tbsp unsalted butter; ¼ cup flour

ooey gooey lemon coconut butter bars recipe

How To Make Ooey Gooey Lemon Coconut Butter Bars

Lemony butter bars have a cake-like crust, creamy cheesecake center and a topping of coconut flakes, brown sugar, and even more butter.

Preparation: 15 minutes

Cooking: 35 minutes

Total: 50 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

1boxyellow cake mix,(16 oz)
1largeegg
1stickunsalted butter,melted

For Filling:

8ozcream cheese,softened
2largeeggs
1tspvanilla extract
½cupfresh lemon juice
2cupspowdered sugar
1stickunsalted butter,melted

For Topping:

¼cupbrown sugar
¼cupsugar
1cupcoconut flakes,sweetened
2tbspunsalted butter,melted
¼cupflour

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9×13-inch pan and set aside.
In a Large mixing bowl add the cake mix, egg, and melted butter and stir together until incorporated. Press into the bottom of the 9×13-inch pan. Set aside.

Filling:

In a Large mixing bowl beat the cream cheese until smooth. Add the eggs one at a time and continue to beat until smooth. Add the vanilla, lemon juice, powdered sugar, and melted butter. Pour over the cake mix.

Topping:

In a medium sized bowl combine the brown sugar and white sugar. Mix in the coconut and stir in the butte and flour. Sprinkle on top of the filling.
Bake in preheated oven for 35 to 40 minutes. The center should be gooey but set and the top is lightly brown. Allow to cool before cutting into squares.