Lemon Bars

Name: Lemon Bars
Ingredients: FOR THE CRUST:; 1 cup Butter, Softened To Room Temperature; 1/2 cups Powdered Sugar; 2 cups All-purpose Flour; FOR THE FILLING:; 5 whole Eggs; 1-3/4 cup Granulated Sugar; 3/4 cups Fresh Lemon Juice; Zest Of 2 Lemons; 1/2 cups All-purpose Flour; Powdered Sugar, For Dusting

11 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

FOR THE CRUST:
1 cup Butter, Softened To Room Temperature
1/2 cups Powdered Sugar
2 cups All-purpose Flour
FOR THE FILLING:
5 whole Eggs
1-3/4 cup Granulated Sugar
3/4 cups Fresh Lemon Juice
Zest Of 2 Lemons
1/2 cups All-purpose Flour
Powdered Sugar, For Dusting

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9 x 13 baking dish.
2

Crust:
3

With an electric mixer, cream butter and sugar together. Add flour to the mixture, just until it comes together as a dough. Turn out onto a floured board and knead a few times. Press into bottom and slightly up the sides of the prepared pan. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes until golden brown. Let crust cool on a wire rack.
4

Filling:
5

Beat eggs, sugar, lemon juice and lemon zest together. Whisk in flour until smooth. Pour into crust. Bake for 30 minutes or until filling is set.
6

Cool to room temperature. Dust with powdered sugar before serving.