Beat butter and icing sugar until light and creamy. Add beaten eggs and mix well. Add plain flour and mix to a soft dough. Chill for 30 minutes.
Place the cold pastry evenly into a rectangle tray (9x7x2, greased and lined with baking paper below). Prick evenly with a fork. Bake at 180C in preheated oven for 15 minutes. Remove to cool.
Beat cream cheese and icing sugar until light and creamy. Add eggs one at a time until combined.
Add lemon juice and vanilla extract, mix well followed by whipping cream. Lastly add plain flour and lemon zest, mix well again, set aside.
Wash green apples and slice thinly. Arrange sliced apples onto base. Pour cheese filling over it.
Bake at 180C in preheated oven for 50mins. Then lower temperature to 140C and bake for another 10 minutes or until golden.
Recipe by Anncoo Journal at https://www.anncoojournal.com/apple-cheesecake-bars/