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                    Use fresh orange juice and zest instead of lemon for a different flavor profile. Ingredients: 
                    
                        
                                                1/3 cup butter, softened  |  
                                                1/4 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar  |  
                                                1/4 teaspoon salt  |  
                                                1/4 teaspoon ground mace or nutmeg  |  
                                                1 cup all-purpose flour  |  
                                                vegetable cooking spray  |  
                                                1 cup 1% low-fat cottage cheese  |  
                                                1 cup granulated sugar  |  
                                                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  |  
                                                lemon rind curl  |  
                                                
                     
                    Directions: 
                    
                        
                            
                                1. Preheat oven to 350°. 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 350° 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 granulated sugar and next 6 ingredients, and process 30 seconds or until well blended. Pour filling over prepared crust. 4. Bake at 350° 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. Try This Twist! 6. Reduced-Sugar Lemon-Cheesecake Bars: Substitute brown sugar sweetener for brown sugar and granular sweetener for granulated sugar. 7. Note: We tested with Whey Low 100% All Natural Gold Brown Sugar Sweetener and Granular Sweetener. 8. Per bar: Calories 172; Fat 8.9g (sat 5.2g, mono 2.2g, poly 0.5g); Protein 6.2g; Carb 45.8g; Fiber 0.5g; Chol 45.1mg; Iron 1mg; Sodium 259mg; Calc 70mg                              | 
                         
                         
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