Lemon Drop Chess Squares

Every single time I make chess squares, I wonder why I don’t use this recipe more.  Everybody loves these things!

But then, a few days later, I remember why: they are completely addictive and I have zero will power against them.  As a matter of fact, a few of these are currently sitting in my kitchen and it’s taking everything I’ve got to say no right now.

Another reason I love this recipe is that you can add basically any flavor in to change it up a little bit!  I made these for Easter Sunday…how perfect is the bright flavor of lemon for a spring dessert?

Here’s the recipe I used!

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Lemon Drop Chess Squares

by Leslie @ Lamberts Lately April-20-2017

I delicious, bright, and rich spring/summer dessert!

Ingredients

• 1 box lemon cake mix
• 1 stick (1/2 cup), melted butter
• 1 egg
• cream cheese, room temperature 8oz
• 3 cups powdered sugar
• 1 cup sweetened lemonade mix
• 2 eggs

Instructions

Mix together cake mix, 1 egg, and stick of butter until smooth. Press mixture in the bottom of a greased 9×13″ glass dish.Mix together remaining ingredients using a mixer (until smooth). Pour this mixture on top of cake mix in glass dish.
Bake at 325 degrees for 35-40 minutes, until mixture is set and top starts to brown. Let cool for 20-30 minutes before serving.

Details

Prep time: 10 mins Cook time: 40 mins Total time: 50 mins Yield: 16-20 squares

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