Reduced-Sugar Lemon-Cheesecake Bars

• BUTTER CRUST
• 1/3 cup butter, softened
• 1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar sweetener
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground mace or nutmeg
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• Vegetable cooking spray
• LEMON FILLING
• 1 cup 1% low-fat cottage cheese
• 1 cup granular sweetener
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon lemon zest
• 3 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 large egg
• 1 egg white
• GARNISH
• Lemon rind curl

1. Preheat oven to 350u0b0. Prepare Crust: Beat first 4 ingredients at medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth. Add 1 cup flour, beating at low speed until well blended. Press mixture on bottom of an 8-inch square pan coated with cooking spray.
2. Bake at 350u0b0 for 20 minutes.
3. Meanwhile, prepare Filling: Process cottage cheese in a food processor 1 minute or until smooth, stopping to scrape down sides as needed. Add granular sweetener and next 6 ingredients, and process 30 seconds or until well blended. Pour filling over prepared crust.
4. Bake at 350u0b0 for 25 minutes or until set. (Edges will be lightly browned.) Cool 30 minutes. Cover and chill 8 hours. Cut into bars. Garnish, if desired.
5. Note: We tested with Whey Low 100% All Natural Gold Brown Sugar Sweetener and Granular Sweetener.

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Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/reduced-sugar-lemon-cheesecake-bars (may not work)