Meyer Lemon and Blueberry Bars

🧂 Ingredients

• ½ cup butter
• 1 pkg lemon cake mix
• 2 large eggs

  divided
• 1 tbsp Meyer lemon zest
• 3 tbsp Meyer lemon juice

  divided
• 16 oz cream cheese

  softened
• ½ cup sugar
• 1 tsp lemon extract [These Meyer Lemon and Blueberry Bars are easy to make and the flavour is out of this world!]
• 2 ½ cups fresh blueberries

Instructions

• 1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• 2 Line a 9 x 13 pan with parchment paper, leave some paper on each end so it's
  easy to lift the bars out when they set.
• 3 Melt butter in microwave, or over low heat on stove-top.
• 4 In a bowl combine the butter, cake mix, 1 egg, and 1 tablespoon meyer lemon
  juice and whisk until blended thoroughly. Divide the dough, and press ⅔ of it
  into the pan.
• 5 In a stand mixer combine the cream cheese, sugar and extract, beat until fluffy
  and well blended.
• 6 Add the other egg, lemon juice and zest to the mixer. Beat again till well
  combined.
• 7 Add the rest of the cake mixture to the bowl and mix briefly.
• 8 Pour batter over the crust, then top with blueberries.
• 9 Place the pan in the oven, and bake for about 45 to 50 minutes.
• 10 Remove from oven and cool completely.
• 11 Place in the fridge and let set for about an hour.
• 12 Remove the pan from the fridge and use the parchment to lift the bars from the
  pan.
• 13 Cut into squares.
• 14 Serve with a big old thank goodness I didn't have to juice the lemons smile!

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