easy lemon bars
Servings 10 -12 bars
Ingredients
- For the crust:
- 2 cups sifted flour
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 cup butter
- For the base:
- 4 large beaten eggs
- 2 cups white sugar
- 1/2 cup lemon juice
- 1/4 cup flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- lemon zest from one lemon
Instructions
- For the crust, mix the butter into the flour and sugar until well combined (I used my hands for this step).
- Press into a 13 x 9 x 2-inch greased baking dish (you can line your baking dish with greased aluminum foil which will help you cutting the bars later).
- Bake at 350°F for 20-25 minutes or until lightly browned.
- While the crust is baking, make the filling. Beat together eggs, sugar and lemon juice.
- Sift together flour and baking powder and stir into egg mixture.
- Pour over baked, semi cooled crust.
- Bake at 350°F for 20 minutes.
- Cool (even chill in the fridge for a few minutes) and sprinkle with powdered sugar.
- Cut into bars (if you lined your baking dish with aluminum foil, put the aluminum foil out with the bars and cut on a flat surface).
