Recipe courtesy of Beth Setrakian
Lemon Bars
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 24 Lemon Bars
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 24 servings
- Calories
- 196
- Total Fat
- 8
- Saturated Fat
- 5
- Carbohydrates
- 28
- Dietary Fiber
- 0
- Sugar
- 19
- Protein
- 2
- Cholesterol
- 47
- Sodium
- 19
- Total: 1 hr 25 min
- Prep: 40 min
- Cook: 45 min
Ingredients
Cookie Base:
1 cup unsalted butter, melted
1/2 cup powdered sugar
2 cups unbleached allpurpose flour
Lemon Filling:
2 cups sugar
4 tablespoons unbleached allpurpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
4 eggs
6 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon fresh lemon rind
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix together butter, powdered sugar and flour until well blended. Press mixture into the bottom of a 9x13-inch glass baking dish. Bake for 20 minutes.
- Sift together sugar, flour and baking powder into a mixing bowl. Add eggs, lemon juice and lemon rind. Beat by hand or with electric mixer until well blended. Pour mixture over crust and bake for 25 minutes.
- Allow bars to cool, then dust with powdered sugar and cut into squares.