lemon blueberry crumb bars bars
Yesterday was on of my lifelong friends birthday.
She and I have been friends for 30 years!!
I'm not sure when birthdays lose their "fun" as far as getting another year older?
I mean, remember when we even counted by HALF years?
Most of us don't get too excited about adding another year to the age on our drivers license, little alone saying
"I am 40 something and a half."
So, this year I decided that instead of looking at it as another year older, why not celebrate it as 30 years of birthdays?!
Unless you're like 15-19, 30 sounds pretty darn good, right? ;)
SO many memories we have!!
me with sheri in 9th grade... gotta LOVE the 80's!!
Through all of the boys, sleepovers, prank phone calls to "teen lines," make-up, boys, cars, Friday night car cruising, boys, late night phone calls, concerts, and did I mention boys?!?
She has been there.
high school mall photo booth fun!
Not many people can say that they have had the same best friend for 30 years, but I have!!
pre-concert, taken next to Sheri's 1983 Berlinetta
Through our weddings, and kids... (SIX of them, between us) we still have the daily phone calls.
Late night ones have become the nightly texts of "how was ur day?"
She has been there for me.
me with sheri, my maid of honor
So, cheers to you, my friend, for 30 years of friendship and 30 years of birthdays!!
This year I took Sheri to lunch and gave her a little gift, and a version of one of her most favorite baked goods, LEMON BARS!!
Only these lovelies aren't those outta the box bars!!
They are so lemony good and smothered in blueberries.
(blueberries are a natural anti-oxidant, you know that right??)
So let's preserve our youth, and celebrate one more birthday, Sheri!!
I love you, BOO!!
celebrating 30 years of birthdays!
Lemon Blueberry Crumb Bars
1 Stick of butter
1 package of yellow cake mix
2 eggs, divided
2 lemons, one zested and both squeezed.
2 softened packages of cream cheese
1/2 cup of sugar
2 pints of blueberries
1 cup powdered sugar
Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
Line a 9x13 pan with foil, extending over the sides. Microwave the butter in a mixing bowl until it melts. Add to this the cake mix, 1 egg and 2 T of lemon juice. Beat with a mixer until well blended.
Use 2/3 of this mixture to press into the bottom of the pan.
Beat the softened cream cheese with the sugar. Add remaining egg, 2 t. of lemon zest and 2 T. lemon juice. Beat.
Spread over the crust. Top with blueberries.
Take remaining crust and pinch small pieces evenly over the blueberries.
Bake 45-50 minutes, or until center is almost set.
Make a lemon glaze by adding the remaining lemon juice to the powdered sugar until it's a "drizzable" consistency.
Drizzle the glaze over the warm bars.
Cool completely in refrigerator (approximately one hour)
Now you can use the foil "handles" to remove the bars from the pan to cut them.
Keep bars refrigerated.
boxed up for miss sheri!
These bars are SO DARN GOOD!! My kids want more already!!
lemon blueberry crumb bars...it's a wrap
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