Key Lime Squares

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 9
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup toasted wheat germ
• 1/3 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• cooking spray
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 tablespoons light cream cheese (tub style)
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon grated key lime rind (or lime rind)
• 1/4 cup key lime juice (or lime juice)
• 1 cup frozen reduced-calorie whipped topping (thawed)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees. to prepare crust, lightly spoon 1/2 cup flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife. combine with wheat germ and brown sugar in a small bowl; cut in butter with a pastry blender or 2 knives until well-blended. press mixture into a 9-inch square baking pan coated with cooking spray. bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes. cool on a wire rack.
• 2 to prepare filling, combine granulated sugar, 2 tablespoons flour, and baking powder in a medium bowl. add cream cheese and eggs; beat at high speed of a mixer until well-blended. stir in rind and juice. spread filling over crust. bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes or until filling is set. cool on a wire rack. spread whipped topping evenly over filling.