Lemon White Chocolate Gooey Bars
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These Lemon White Chocolate Gooey Bars are the jam. They’re super moist, chewy, and full of lemon flavor! And they stay that way for days!
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I actually made them for my grandmother. She is a BIG lemon fan. She’s also a big white chocolate fan. I know I’m her granddaughter because we have a love of white chocolate in common. On any given day, we’d both choose a block of white chocolate over the others.
The last couple years, my thing has been to give her something edible for Christmas. It’s usually a combination of something I made and something fun that I buy.
Last year, we got to see her a couple weeks before Christmas on our way to a wedding. I’d made my triple lemon cake for my mom’s birthday and everyone raved about it. She was bummed she hadn’t gotten to have any, so I brought her her own personal lemon cake. She loved it.
When I started to think about what to make her this year, I had to keep in mind that I sadly wasn’t going to get to deliver it in person. So it needed to be something that would ship well and still be moist and delicious after 2-3 days.
I immediately thought of my Gingerbread Caramel Gooey Bars. Did you make them? They are one of my favorites! And they stay moist and chewy for so long, I knew they were perfect. Making them lemon and white chocolate was the obvious choice.
How to Make White Chocolate Lemon Bars
One of the great things about this recipe is how easy it is. It starts with a cake mix. Add to that some butter, an egg, sugar and milk and mix it up and your dough is ready to go!
After pressing a little more than 1/2 of the dough into a 9×9 pan, you add a layer of white chocolate chips and some sweetened condensed milk, then top with the remaining dough. Bake it up and you’re good to go! How easy is that?
When my grandmother got these in the mail, she literally couldn’t wait to eat them and immediately dove in! Winner! She loved them too. 🙂
I definitely have the coolest grandmother ever. I feel like not everyone gets to have great relationships with their grandparents, but I’m so fortunate to have such an awesome one with her. She is a fabulous dance partner, a wonderful friend and has an amazing strength that I admire very much. She’s kind of like a second mom.
I’m so glad she loved her bars and I hope you love them too! Certainly if you are a lemon fan, these bars should be at the top of your “must bake” list!
Lemon White Chocolate Gooey Bars
These Lemon White Chocolate Gooey Bars are the jam. They’re super moist, chewy, and full of lemon flavor! And they stay that way for days!
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 9-12 bars 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
- 15.25 oz lemon cake mix
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1 cup white chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk
Instructions
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Enjoy!
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I am a BIG fan of lemon and these treats are calling my name!! Beautiful pictures by the way!!
Thank you Renee! Lemon is one of my faves too! 🙂
These bars look heavenly Lindsay! Just pinned and shared on Facebook!
Awesome! Big thanks for the shares Trish! 🙂
I JUST made these. They’re so freaking fabulous. I’ll wait to post for awhile. 🙂
Oh no! I’m sorry! They’re so good though, aren’t they? I guess great minds think alike 🙂
Whoa mama, these lemon gooey bars look ridiculously delicious. My hubs adores anything lemon flavoured so maybe for once I’ll be a loving wife and will make these for him 😉 Pinning!
Lol, my husband detests lemon flavored sweets – more for me! Thanks for the share Nancy!
I am always trying to find new lemon dessert recipes and I never can really find anything. This dessert will be a refreshing change to the normal lemon bars I make. Thank you!
Thanks Katy! I hope you enjoy them!
Lemon desserts are so refreshing!
Aren’t they though? I love them!
Are the bars supposed to puff up on the edges and be super gooey before you let them cool…I’m a little concerned that me and my man just ate a few of the bars and they might have been undercooked after 30 minutes in the oven. We couldn’t really wait so we risked it. Haha. Im just curious if they harden up when you actually let them sit for a ltitle longer. Mine don’t look anywhere near as pretty as yours do. Maybe next time. However, these are so simple to make! Thanks.
It sounds like they’re right Bethany! They are definitely gooey when they come out of the oven, but firm up as them cool. I’m so glad you both are enjoying them! 🙂
I love all lemon things! These look delicious! Thanks for linking these up to our Marvelous Monday party to share with others. Pinned!
Thanks Deb! Thanks for the party!
I love gooey bars! Especially because you can make so many flavors! Pinning!
Yes, they are so versatile – and they stay moist for so long! Thanks for the share Julianne!
I really enjoy lemon and white chocolate together so I know I would love these!
Me too! Thanks Erin! 🙂
Mmmmm, these look absolutely wonderful! Pinning, and thanks for sharing the recipe at Creativity Unleashed!
Thank you Jessi! Thanks for hosting and for the share! 🙂
So odd I don’t think I’ve ever had lemon and white chocolate. I need to try this combo. thanks for sharing these cookies on foodie friday.
Oh, it’s delicious Diane! I hope you try it. Thanks for hosting the party!
I LOVE lemon, and these bars look absolutely delicious Lindsay!! Thank you so much for sharing them with us at Best of the Weekend. Have a great day. 🙂
Thank you Lisa! Thanks for hosting 🙂
How sweet that you mailed these to your grandmother! I bet she was so excited to receive them! I’m a huge lemon fan too, so I know that these bars are in my future! They look incredible! 🙂
Thanks Christina! She definitely loved them! 🙂
I love this post. They look so yummy. Perfect for an upcoming Super Bowl party dessert. FEATURING you on Best of the Weekend party. Spread the word!! Thanks, Nichi – The Mandatory Mooch https://www.mandatorymooch.com
Thank you Nichi! 🙂 Thanks for the party every week!
These bars are calling my name! Plus I love that you used a cake mix, so easy! Thanks for linking up with What’s Cookin’ Wednesday!
Thanks Karly – I love the ease of a cake mix too! Thank you for hosting the party every week! 🙂
Is the butter softened or melted? Please. Thanks 🙂 Terri
Hi Terri! It’s softened.
Thank you for the info. Have a blessed day. Terri
Baking them right now. I think they’ll be perfect for my dinner menu of this upcoming saturday!
Un gros Merci du Québec 🙂
Awesome! I hope you love them Julie!
This recipe is really out of this world! So gooooeeey & moist! Will make this over and over. Thank you for the recipe!
Awesome! I’m so glad you like it! 🙂
these look so yummy and bright!
Thanks Dina!
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I made these and actually omitted the sugar that you add to the cake mix. They turned out SO unbelievably sweet and gummy. I cannot imagine adding even more sugar to them. I’m sorry, but these were a huge miss for me.
These look amazing, I’m making them tonight for a food day at work tomorrow! If I want to double the recipe, is a 9×13 dish sufficient? Or should I do them in 2 9x9s?
A 9×13 pan should be fine for doubling. Did they turn out well?
Ok, I just made the (luscious) lemon white chocolate bars. I’ve only had two bites but had to stop eating just to send u a message and let u know how AWESOME these are. Such ooey gooey deliciousness. I’m gonna TRY and save some for the family but I could literally eat the whole yummy pan!! Thanks for sharing!
Awesome! Thank you Wendy! I’m so glad you like them! 🙂
I’m craving for sweet foods and your lemon white chocolate gooey bars look too yummy, I must give it a try, thanks for sharing.
Just confirming that you only use a partial box of cake mix. My Duncan Hines lemon cake mix weighs 18.5 oz, According to your recipe, I should only use 15.25 oz,., so a partial box, yes?
I think they have changed the size of box mixes since I made this recipe. I don’t think it’ll hurt the recipe though.
First, I want to say this recipe is amazing! Taste and texture are out of this world! But I wanted to post that I tried to double the recipe and place in 9×13 pan, and that didn’t work very well. I have made a single batch and they turned out perfectly so I know what the finish product looks like. I used BC cake mix so both were 15oz boxes so not the larger box. They looked like they were going to flow over the sides! I baked for 35 minutes which I let set overnight to cool. They are very gooey but hold shape and appear baked on bottom so I don’t think I under baked them, but they are such different heights in the same pan. The sides were twice as high as the middle and just to note: use parchment! I have a very nice pan that nothing sticks…usually, but these did so many of them broke apart trying to get them out of the pan. So I posted in case someone else has the desire to double the recipe, place in 2- 9” pans or maybe try 1.5x recipe. Hope this helps!
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Thank you for sharing your tips and insight! I’m so glad you enjoyed them!
I can’t find cake mix in my local grocery stores (currently living overseas) . Do you have recommendations for amounts to substitute for the cake mix?
I’m sorry, but I’m really not sure of a substitute.
Thinking of swirling in some raspberry preserves…What do you think?
I would think that’d be fine.