Lemon Bars
 
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Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Serves: 10
Ingredients
For the crust:
  • 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • ⅛ teaspoon salt
For the filling:
  • 6 eggs
  • 3 cups sugar
  • 2 tablespoons lemon zest (zest from about 4-6 lemons)
  • 1 cup lemon juice
  • 1 cup all purpose flour
  • Powdered sugar for dusting
Instructions
For the crust:
  1. Preheat the oven to 350 F.
  2. Add the butter and sugar to the bowl of an electric mixer. Mix the sugar and butter until they are well combined. Add the flour and salt to the butter mixture, and continue to mix until all ingredients are mixed together.
  3. Roll the dough into a large ball and then flatten the dough. Press the crust into a 9 x 13 in baking pan. Make sure there is a ½ edge on all sides. Place in the refrigerator and allow the crust to chill for 30 minutes.
  4. Bake the crust for about 15-20 minutes, until it is golden. Allow the crust to cool while preparing the filling.
For the filling:
  1. While the crust is cooling, combine the eggs, sugar, lemon zest, lemon juice and flour in the bowl of an electric mixer. Mix the the filling until well combined.
  2. Pour the filling into the crust and bake for another 30 to 35 minutes. Let the lemon bars cool completely.
  3. Cut the bars into squares or triangles, as desired. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.
Recipe by The Little Chef at http://littlechefblog.com/lemon-bars-2/