Ingredients
-
-
1 nonstick cooking spray
-
1/3 cup butter, softened
-
1/4 cup packed dark brown sugar
-
1/4 teaspoon salt
-
1/4 teaspoon ground mace or 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
-
1 cup all-purpose flour
-
-
1 cup low fat cottage cheese
-
1 cup granulated sugar
-
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
-
1 tablespoon grated lemon, zest of
-
3 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
-
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Spray an 8-by-8-inch square baking dish with nonstick spray.
- To prepare the crust, in a mixing bowl beat together on medium speed the butter, dark brown sugar, salt and mace until smooth.
- Spoon 1 cup flour lightly into a dry measuring cup and level with a knife.
- Add the flour to the butter mixture and beat at low speed until well blended.
- Press the crust into the prepared baking dish and bake for 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile, prepare the filling.
- In a food processor fitted with the metal blade, process the cottage cheese for 2 minutes or until smooth, scraping sides of the bowl once.
- Add the sugar, flour, lemon zest, lemon juice, baking powder, egg and egg white.
- Process until well blended.
- Pour the filling over the baked crust.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes or until set (the edges will get lightly browned).
- Remove from the oven and cool.
- When cool, cover and chill for 8 hours.
- To serve, cut into bars.