Recipe courtesy of Humboldt Sweets
Lemon Squares
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 15 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 15 servings
- Calories
- 825
- Total Fat
- 34
- Saturated Fat
- 21
- Carbohydrates
- 124
- Dietary Fiber
- 1
- Sugar
- 90
- Protein
- 9
- Cholesterol
- 209
- Sodium
- 360
- Total: 1 hr
- Active: 15 min
Ingredients
5 cups flour
2 1/2 cups butter, at room temperature
1 1/4 cups powdered sugar, plus more for sprinkling
6 cups granulated sugar
14 tablespoons lemon juice
14 teaspoons grated lemon peel
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
12 eggs
Directions
Special equipment:
9-by-13-inch baking pan- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line an ungreased 9-by-13-inch baking pan with foil.
- Mix the flour, butter and powdered sugar. Press the mixture in to the prepared pan building up 1-inch edges. Bake for 20 minutes.
- Beat the sugar, lemon juice, lemon peel, baking powder, salt and eggs until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Pour over the baked crust. Bake until no indentation remains when touched, 25 minutes. Cool completely and sprinkle with powdered sugar. Cut into 4-inch squares and enjoy!