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Lemon Pie Bars

I made these the other day, I love lemon, anything with lemon. This recipe came from a blog called Deliciously Sprinkled. This recipe was so easy, she used Pillsbury pie crustand took no time at all to whip up. Really yummy!!
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Course Dessert

Ingredients
  

  • 2 crust package Pillsbury Refrigerated Pie Crusts
  • 8 oz cream cheese softened
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 8 oz Cool Whip divided
  • 2 3.4 oz instant lemon pudding dry
  • 3 cups milk

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Spray a 9x9 inch pan with non-stick cooking spray. Set aside.
  • Unroll both refrigerated pie crusts. Press both pie crusts into the bottom of the prepared pan,folding pie crust edges down. Bake for 10 minutes. Let cool completely.
  • Once pie crust is cooled, remove pie crust from pan. Line the 9x9 inch pan with aluminum foil before adding cream cheese, lemon pudding, and Cool Whip layer. This will make it easier to cut the bars when your ready to serve them.
  • To make layer one: In a medium size bowl, mix together the cream cheese, powdered sugar, 1cup of Cool Whip from the 8 oz. tub of Cool Whip. Spread on top of cooled crust.
  • To make layer two: In a medium size bowl, whisk together instant lemon pudding mix, and cold milk until pudding is thick. Spread on top of cream cheese layer.
  • To make layer three: Spread remaining Cool Whip topping on top of lemon pudding layer. Place in refrigerated until ready to serve.