Lemon Cheesecake Bars

For the crust:
Preheat oven to 350 F. Lightly butter a 9 x 13 dish.

Whisk together the flour and powdered sugar in a bowl. Cut in the cold butter with a knife or pastry blender until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Press the crumbs into the bottom and up the sides of the prepared baking dish to form a crust.

Bake crust in the preheated oven until golden brown, 15 to 18 minutes. Remove from the oven and set aside.

For the cream cheese filling:
Mix cream cheese and sugar in a bowl until well blended. Add the eggs, then spread over the cooked crust.

For the lemon layer:
Whisk together eggs, sugar, flour, lemon zest and lemon juice in a bowl. Pour lemon mixture on top of cream cheese mixture.

Bake in the preheated oven until the filling is set, about 35 minutes.