Creamy lemon cream cheese bars with flaky crescent crust and bright citrus flavor.

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2 cans crescent roll dough

2 packages cream cheese

3/4 cup sugar

1 egg

2 tbsp lemon juice

1 tbsp lemon zest

1 tsp vanilla

Topping:

2 tbsp melted butter

2 tbsp sugar

1 tsp lemon zest

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1. Preheat oven and prepare baking dish.

2. Press first crescent layer into pan.

3. Mix cream cheese filling.

4. Spread filling over crust.

5. Top with second crescent layer.

6. Brush with butter and sprinkle topping.

7. Bake for 30–35 minutes.

8. Cool and chill before slicing.

Use softened cream cheese. Chill before slicing. Fresh lemon juice works best.