These lemon bars start with a nutty crust, then have a layer of cream cheese, confectioners' sugar and Cool Whip , then a lemon pudding layer and finally topped off with more Cool Whip! What could be better on a hot summer day?
1/2 cu. flour
8 tbl. (1 stick) butter
1/4 cu. chopped walnuts
8 oz. cream cheese
1 cu. confectioners’ sugar
1 8-oz. container Cool Whip
2- 3.4 oz. pkg. instant lemon pudding
3 cu. milk
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Using a pastry cutter, cut the butter into the flour until it resembles coarse meal. Gently mix in nuts. Press into an ungreased 9 X 13-inch baking dish.
Bake for 10 minutes, until lightly golden.
Allow crust to cool completely.
In mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and confectioners’ sugar together. Fold in half of the Cool Whip. Spread cream cheese mixture over the cooled crust.
In a medium bowl, mix the two pkgs. of pudding with the milk. Let sit as directed and then spread over the cream cheese layer. Spread remaining Cool Whip over the pudding layer.
Refrigerate two hours before serving.