Lemon Cheesecake Bars

New! I’ve added a cooking video here to this page so you can see how easy these gluten-free Lemon Cheesecake Bars are to make!

As with all our recipes there is a printable recipe with exact measurements and directions at the bottom of the page.

Hope you love them as much as we do!

Original post…

If you’re baking for any holiday or event and just looking for an easy non-chocolate treat, these gluten-free Lemon Cheesecake Bars are perrrrfect.

It’s a golden cookie base, a creamy, slightly tangy filling and the perfect crumb topping.

Indulgent tasting and addictively delicious!

And they have a high cookie to cheesecake ratio, if you like that as much as I do!

And best part?

Not only are they super yummy, they are a cinch to make!

A little background…

We’ve been making them around the holidays for years…

If you’ve followed me a while, you know that we bake lots of holiday cookies and create giftboxes. My family has been doing it for years, and we continue the tradition, just gluten-free!

Years ago, we were looking for a new cookie and these Lemon Cheesecake Bars were added to the mix because they’re easy, a different flavor profile from all our other cookies and so yummy!

So let’s make them!

They are made with 10 real, whole food ingredients you probably have in your pantry and refrigerator.

All you need is:

gluten-free all purpose flour (we use GFJules flour – affliate link)

sugar

butter or dairy-free butter

cream cheese or dairy-free cream cheese

1 egg

fresh lemon juice

milk

vanilla

brown sugar

chopped walnuts.

Fun fact… this is a family recipe and the only change I’ve made to the original recipe is to use GF Jules gluten-free all purpose flour — they taste just like the original! Maybe even better!

And you may have noticed that we are affiliate for GFJules.  A great gluten-free flour is so important with gluten-free baking! To learn more about why we love GFJules flour and why we have used it for 10 years, click here.

Bonus: at the bottom of that post is a one-time use affiliate Discount Code.

And importantly, purchasing through an affiliate link does not change your cost at all. It generates a small percentage of the sale for me, and purchasing through an affiliate link helps me fund this website and all the recipes I share, so thank you!

Back to the Gluten-free Lemon Cheesecake Squares

The cookie base and crumble topping are the same which makes it so quick and easy to make these bars!

All you need is 4 ingredients:

gluten-free all purpose flour (we used GF Jules – affiliate link)

chopped walnuts

brown sugar

and butter or dairy free butter.

You mix all the ingredients together until they combine.

Separate some for the crumble topping and press the rest to the bottom of the pan for the base.

Pro tip: you want the butter to be softened but not overly soft so that a crumble forms. If it is too soft it combines into a dough and you’ll just have to use a fork or pastry cutter or your fingers to form into a more crumble type texture for the topping, which is fine!

While the base bakes, mix the filling ingredients together.

The filling is creamy and so yummy!

It’s just 6 ingredients:

cream cheese

1 egg

sugar

a small amount of milk

fresh lemon juice

and some vanilla.

When the base comes out of the oven, pour the filling on top and smooth it to the edges.

Then top with the remaining crumble and bake!

Let cool, then slice to squares and enjoy!

They are have a perfect balance of cookie, creamy luscious filling and yummy crumble.

And since they are so easy, they are a great anytime treat or dessert!

Plus they are a total crowd pleaser making them a perfect treat for a holiday gathering!

Hope you love them as much as we do!

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