French Lemon Squares

Name: French Lemon Squares
Ingredients: FOR THE CRUST:; 1/3 cups Powdered Sugar; 1-1/2 cup Flour; 3/4 cups Butter Or Margarine (COLD); _____; FOR THE FILLING:; 3 whole Eggs; 1-1/2 cup Sugar; 1 teaspoon Flour; 3 Tablespoons Lemon Juice; Lemon Zest (optional)

11 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

FOR THE CRUST:
1/3 cups Powdered Sugar
1-1/2 cup Flour
3/4 cups Butter Or Margarine (COLD)
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FOR THE FILLING:
3 whole Eggs
1-1/2 cup Sugar
1 teaspoon Flour
3 Tablespoons Lemon Juice
Lemon Zest (optional)

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 350F.
2

Now blend together the crust ingredients.I use a pastry blender to mix the crust ingredients, untill it looks like crumbs. Once everything is combined, place crust into an ungreased 9 by 13 inch bar pan and press down into pan with the palms of your hands untill firmly packed.
3

Bake for 20 minutes, or untill top is golden brown.
4

While the crust is baking, in a bowl mix together the filling ingredients. Once crust is finished baking, pour the filling mixture into the hot pan over the crust and bake for another 20 minutes.
5

Let cool and dust with powdered sugar to garnish and cut into squares.