Name: Lemon White Chocolate Gooey Bars
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
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

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!

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Lemon White Chocolate Gooey Bars

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Author: Lindsay
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
Yield: 9–12 bars 1x
Category: Dessert
Method: Oven
Cuisine: American

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Description

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!

Ingredients

Scale

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

1. Combine cake mix, butter, egg, sugar and milk in a bowl and mix until smooth. Batter will be thick.

2. Line the bottom and sides of a 9×9 pan with parchment paper.

3. Add a little more than half of the batter to the bottom of the pan and spread evenly. Because the batter is thick, it might help to drop spoonfuls into the pan, then spread.

4. Add the white chocolate chips in an even layer on top of the batter.

5. Pour the sweetened condensed milk in an even layer on top of the white chocolate chips.

6. Drop spoonfuls of the remaining dough on top the sweetened condensed milk, spreading it a bit to mostly cover the other layers.

7. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

8. Allow to cool in the pan, then cut into squares. Bars should be good stored in an airtight container for 7-10 days.

Nutrition

Serving Size: 1 Bar
Calories: 368
Sugar: 23.9 g
Sodium: 132 mg
Fat: 16.8 g
Carbohydrates: 52.7 g
Protein: 3.7 g
Cholesterol: 43.2 mg

Enjoy!

Categories:

Bars and Brownies, Recipes, Sweets and Treats,

57 Comments

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!

lifeloveandsugar@gmail.com says:

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Thanks Karly – I love the ease of a cake mix too! Thank you for hosting the party every week! 🙂

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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

lifeloveandsugar@gmail.com says:

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Thank you Nichi! 🙂 Thanks for the party every week!

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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! 🙂

lifeloveandsugar@gmail.com says:

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Thanks Christina! She definitely loved them! 🙂

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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. 🙂

lifeloveandsugar@gmail.com says:

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Thank you Lisa! Thanks for hosting 🙂

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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.

lifeloveandsugar@gmail.com says:

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Oh, it’s delicious Diane! I hope you try it. Thanks for hosting the party!

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Mmmmm, these look absolutely wonderful! Pinning, and thanks for sharing the recipe at Creativity Unleashed!

lifeloveandsugar@gmail.com says:

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Thank you Jessi! Thanks for hosting and for the share! 🙂

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I really enjoy lemon and white chocolate together so I know I would love these!

lifeloveandsugar@gmail.com says:

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Me too! Thanks Erin! 🙂

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I love gooey bars! Especially because you can make so many flavors! Pinning!

lifeloveandsugar@gmail.com says:

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Yes, they are so versatile – and they stay moist for so long! Thanks for the share Julianne!

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I love all lemon things! These look delicious! Thanks for linking these up to our Marvelous Monday party to share with others. Pinned!

lifeloveandsugar@gmail.com says:

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Thanks Deb! Thanks for the party!

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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.

lifeloveandsugar@gmail.com says:

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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! 🙂

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Lemon desserts are so refreshing!

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Aren’t they though? I love them!

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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!

lifeloveandsugar@gmail.com says:

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Thanks Katy! I hope you enjoy them!

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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!