Cream Cheese Lemon Bars

Cream Cheese Lemon Bars 1 box lemon cake mix 1/3 cup butter or margarine - softened 1 egg 8 ounces cream cheese - softened 1 cup powdered sugar 1/2 lemon - grated 2 tablespoons lemon juice or 1/2 fresh squeezed lemon 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla In a mixing bowl, blend dry cake mix, butter, and 1 egg. Press into a 9 x 13 pan, ungreased. Beat the cream cheese until smooth. Gradually blend in the powdered sugar. Stir in lemon peel and lemon juice until smooth. Reserve 1/2 cup of this mixture and refrigerate it for later use. Beat the remaining 2 eggs, add the vanilla, and then beat this mixture into the remaining cream cheese mixture until well blended. Spread over the cake mixture. Bake at 350° until set, approximately 25 to 30 minutes. Cool completely. Spread the reserved cream cheese mixture onto the bars. Refrigerate until firm; then cut into squares and serve