Cream Cheese Squares
Looking for a delicious and easy-to-make dessert recipe? Look no further than Cream Cheese Squares! This simple recipe only requires a few ingredients and can be made in just minutes. Plus, the creamy filling and crispy crust are sure to please everyone's taste buds. So next time you're looking for a tasty treat, give Cream Cheese Squares a try - you won't be disappointed!
Ingredients
- 1 Tube of crescent roll dough
- ½ C. Sugar divided
- 1 Tbsp Sugar divided
- 8 oz. Cream cheese softened
- 1 tsp. Vanilla
- 2 Tbsp. Butter melted
- The juice and zest from 2 lemons
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 350 degrees, and grease a 9x9 baking dish well.
- Unroll the dough, and separate it into two even sections.
- Pinch the lines of the dough closed and spread half of the dough into the bottom of the baking dish.
- Combine the cream cheese, vanilla, lemon juice, lemon zest, and ½ cup of the sugar in a mixing bowl until smooth.
- Spread the cream cheese mixture over the layer of dough in the baking dish.
- Top the filling with the remaining layer of dough, and bake for 25-30 minutes until golden brown.
- Brush the top of the dough with the melted butter, and sprinkle with 1 tbsp of sugar.
- Cool to room temperature, and then chill for 6 hours before serving.