2 great Recipes using LEMON!!! *~*Millennium Witch*~*

**Lemon Cheese Squares**

~Crust~

1/4 cup brown sugar

1/3 cup butter, softened

1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg

1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon

1 cup all-purpose flour

~Filling~

8-oz. cream cheese, softened

2/3 cup sugar

1/4 cup fresh lemon juice

1 Tbsp. lemon zest

1/2 tsp. vanilla

1/2 tsp. baking powder

1 egg

Combine crust ingredients and mix until crumb mixture forms. Spray an 8-inch baking pan with cooking spray and press crust evenly into bottom of the pan. Bake for 15 minutes at 350 degrees. Meanwhile, combine filling ingredients and mix with a hand mixer or food processor until smooth. Pour over crust and spread out evenly. Bake at 350 for 20 - 25 minutes. Allow to cool and chill before cutting into squares and serving.

The Skinny: Use light cream cheese and your favorite sugar and egg substitutes.

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***Lemon Chess Pie***

9 inch pie crust

1/2 cup butter

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup white sugar

3 eggs

1 Tbsp. cornmeal

2 Tbsp. lemon juice

1 tsp. vanilla extract

Mix butter and sugar together. Mix in the eggs, cornmeal, lemon juice and vanilla. Pour mixture into pie shell and bake for 45 minutes in preheated 350 degree oven until pie is nicely browned.

enjoy!!!! :)

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