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Easy 3-Ingredient Busy Day Lemon Bars Recipe

Easy 3-Ingredient Busy Day Lemon Bars

Soft, cakey lemon bars made with lemon cake mix and lemon pie filling, then finished with a snowy dusting of confectioners’ sugar. This quick recipe makes about 24 bars with just minutes of hands-on preparation.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 1 minute
Servings: 24 servings
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Main Ingredients
  • 1 box, approximately 15.25 ounces Lemon cake mix
  • 1 can, 21 ounces Lemon pie filling
Finishing
  • 1/2 cup, for dusting Confectioners’ sugar

Method
 

Step-by-Step
  1. Heat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a 13-by-9-inch baking pan, and line it with parchment paper with a little overhang if desired.
  2. In a large bowl, stir the dry lemon cake mix and lemon pie filling together until evenly combined. Do not prepare the cake mix according to the box directions.
  3. Spread the thick batter evenly in the prepared pan. Bake for 20–25 minutes, or until the center is set and a toothpick inserted near the center comes out with only a few moist crumbs.
  4. Cool the pan completely on a rack for about 30 minutes, or until the bars are firm enough to cut. Dust the cooled bars with confectioners’ sugar before slicing into about 24 pieces.

Notes

Do not overbake, because these bars are intended to be moist and soft. Use parchment with overhang for easier removal, and wait until the bars are cool before dusting so the sugar stays visible.