LXXXVIII: Creamy Lemon Nut Bars

1/2 c butter or margarine, softened
1/3 c powdered sugar
2 t vanilla
1.75 c flour
1/3 c pecans, chopped
1 8-oz pkg cream cheese, softened
2 c sugar
3 eggs
1/2 c lemon juice
1 T lemon peel
1 T powdered sugar

Preheat oven to 350*. Line 13x9" baking pan with foil; spray with cooking spray. Mix butter, powdered sugar and vanilla in large bowl. gradually stir in 1.5 c of the flour and pecans. Press dough firmly on bottom of prepared pan. Bake 15 minutes.
Beat cream cheese and sugar in medium bowl with electric mixer on high speed until well blended. Add remaining 1/4 c flour and eggs; beat until blended.
Stir in lemon juice and peel. Pour over baked crust in pan. Bake 30 minutes or until set. Remove from oven; cool completely. Sprinkle with 1 T powdered sugar, cut into 32 bars.