Lemon Bars

 

Ingredients & Directions

Crust
½  c Unsalted butter, softened
½  c Sugar, powdered

1 c Flour
1 ½  Tbs Grated lemon zest

Filling
2 Eggs

1 c Sugar

½ tsp Baking powder

¼ tsp Salt

½ c Fresh lemon juice
Sugar, powdered for garnish


Crust

In a bowl cut the butter into the flour, next add sugar and lemon zest. Stir mixture until sand-like consistency. Press into a 9 inch square pan. Bake at 300* for 15 minutes. Allow the crust to cool. 


Filling

Beat remaining ingredients together. Pour over the baked crust. Bake it in the middle of a preheated 300 degree oven for 25 - 30 minutes, or until it is pale golden. Let it cool in the pan on a rack for 10 minutes, cut it into square bars, and let the bars cool completely in the pan. Sprinkle the bars with the additional confectioners’ sugar.




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