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A slice of lemon dessert with creamy layers on a plate, garnished with a lemon slice and zest.
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Lemon Icebox Cake Recipe

A deliciously sweet, refreshing, and creamy no-bake lemon icebox cake that everyone will love. This will be your new go-to dessert!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword Lemon Icebox Cake
Prep Time 12 hours 15 minutes
Total Time 12 hours 15 minutes
Servings 12 servings
Calories 383kcal
Author Katie Cooksey

Ingredients

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Instructions

  • Line 8x8 baking dish with parchment paper and set aside.
    baking paper placed in a glass dish with one edge folded over the side.
  • In a large bowl, using a hand mixer, whip cream cheese, sugar, and lemon zest until smooth and creamy. Stir in heavy cream and whip 1-2 minutes or until the filling starts to thicken.
    A hand mixer blending ingredients into a smooth cream in a glass bowl.
  • Dip each cookie one by one into the milk and line the bottom of the baking dish with cookies to cover (cut some cookies in half to fit in properly). Pour 1/3 of the cream cheese mixture over the cookies and smooth the top.
    A person dipping a cookie into a bowl of milk.
  • Repeat layering cookies and cream until you have 3 layers of each.
    icebox lemon cake on parchment paper next to a glass of milk.
  • Cover the top with plastic wrap and refrigerate 12 hours or overnight.
    Plastic wrap being stretched over a baking dish
  • Cut into squares and serve with whipped cream on top and garnish with fresh lemon slices, berries or even candied lemons.
    Icing being piped onto a layered lemon dessert on a decorated plate.

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Nutrition

Calories: 383kcal | Carbohydrates: 34g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 56mg | Sodium: 227mg | Potassium: 104mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 21g | Vitamin A: 767IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 63mg | Iron: 1mg
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