Recipe: Fresh Lemon Bars

Recipe: Fresh Lemon Bars

Summary: Refreshing lemon bars for any special event.

Ingredients

• Crust:
• 1 1/2 cups cold butter, cut into cubes
• 2 cups flour, chilled
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• Filling:
• 6 large eggs
• 2 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest
• 1 cup fresh lemon juice (from 6-8 lemons)
• 1/2 cup flour

Instructions

1. Juice lemons; set juice aside. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Grease 9×13″ baking dish; set aside. Place cubed butter, 2 cups flour, brown sugar, powdered sugar and salt in food processor and pulse until dough forms.
3. Press dough into baking dish so that it comes up about 1/2 inch on the sides. Bake at 350 degrees for approximately 20 minutes.
4. Remove crust from oven; let cool on wire rack.
5. While crust is cooling, make filling. Whisk together eggs, sugar, lemon zest, lemon juice and flour.
6. Pour filling mixture overtop of crust. Bake 30-35 minutes longer.
7. Remove from heat; let bars cool completely. Sprinkle generously with powdered sugar, then slice and serve.

Preparation time: 10 minutes

Cooking time: 50 minutes

Number of servings (yield): 36

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