The sweetness of the powdered sugar goes perfectly with the tartness of the lemon in these buttery lemon bars. I usually double the recipe and bake them in a 9×13-inch pan. And I like to cut them into small squares because though the burst of lemon is refreshing, the bars are very rich.
Lemon Bars
Author: Itsy Bitsy Foodies
Recipe type: Dessert
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Serves: 16+
Ingredients
Crust
- 1 cup flour
- ½ cup butter
- ¼ cup powdered sugar
Lemon Filling
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 Tbsp lemon juice
- ⅛ tsp salt
- ½ tsp baking powder
- 2 Tbsp flour
Instructions
Crust
- Cream the flour, butter and powdered sugar.
- Spread the mixture into a greased 8x8-inch pan.
- Bake the crust for 15 minutes at 325 degrees.
Lemon Filling
- Mix the eggs, sugar, lemon juice, salt, baking powder and flour.
- Pour the lemon batter over the hot crust.
- Bake the bars for 20 minutes at 325 degrees until they are light golden brown.
- Let the bars cool and sprinkle them with powdered sugar.
- {This recipe can be doubled and baked in a 9x13-inch pan.}
