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White Chip Lemon Streusel Bars

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Details

Timing
Timing
Total:
Bake:
23 Min.
Prep:
25 Min.
Skill Level:
Intermediate
Yields:
24 bars

This White Chip Lemon Streusel Bars recipe has it all. Crunchy. Chewy. Nutty. Fruity. It can't get any better than this. The bars have a chewy cookie-like crust, with a creamy lemon layer, followed by a streusel layer dotted with HERSHEY'S Premier White Creme Chips. They are the perfect bar cookie to pair with brunch, alongside a cup of tea or to enjoy as a refreshing after-dinner dessert.  Refreshing lemon desserts always fit the occasion. While our White Chip Lemon Streusel Bars recipe is a cozy dessert to share in quiet moments with friends, our sleek Chocolate Cups with Lemon Creme recipe makes an elegant lemon-flavored dessert for a cocktail party or reception.

Ingredients & Directions

Prep Time
25 minutes
Bake Time
23 minutes
Cool Time
2 hours

Ingredients

  • 1 can
    sweetened condensed milk (14 oz, not evaporated)
  • 1/2 cup
    lemon juice
  • 1 tsp
    freshly grated lemon peel
  • 2 cups
    HERSHEY'S Premier White Creme Chips (12 oz pkg.), divided
  • 2/3 cup
    butter or margarine, softened
  • 1 cup
    packed light brown sugar
  • 1-1/2 cups
    all-purpose flour
  • 1-1/2 cups
    quick-cooking or regular rolled oats
  • 3/4 cup
    pecan halves or pieces toasted *
  • 1 tsp
    baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp
    salt
  • 1
    egg
  • 1/2 tsp
    shortening
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Step-By-Step Directions

Equipment Needed 
oven oven
13x9x2-inch baking pan 13x9x2-inch baking pan
mixing bowls mixing bowls
measuring cups measuring cups
mixer mixer
wire rack wire rack
microwave-safe bowl microwave-safe bowl
microwave microwave
1

Heat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease 13x9x2-inch baking pan. Combine sweetened condensed milk, lemon juice and lemon peel in medium bowl; set aside. Measure out 1/4 cup and 1/3 cup white creme chips; set aside. Add remaining white creme chips to lemon mixture.

2

Beat butter and brown sugar until blended in large mixer bowl. Stir together flour, oats, pecans, baking powder and salt; add to butter mixture, blending well. Remove 1-2/3 cups oats mixture; set aside. Add egg to remaining mixture, blending until crumbly. Press egg/crumb mixture on bottom of prepared pan. Gently spoon lemon mixture on top, spreading evenly. Add reserved 1/3 cup white creme chips to reserved crumb mixture. Sprinkle over lemon layer, pressing crumbs lightly.

3

Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool in pan on wire rack. Place remaining 1/4 cup white creme chips and shortening in small microwave-safe bowl. Microwave at Medium (50%) 30 seconds; stir. If necessary, microwave at Medium 10 seconds at a time, stirring after each heating, until chips are melted and mixture is smooth when stirred. Drizzle over bars. Allow drizzle to set; cut into bars.

*To toast pecans: Heat oven to 350°F. Spread pecans in thin layer in shallow baking pan. Bake 7 to 8 minutes, stirring occasionally, until golden brown; cool.

White Creme Chip Lime Streusel Bars: Make as directed above substituting lime for lemon.

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