Lemon Squares

Name: Lemon Squares
Ingredients: 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, divided; 1/2 cup sifted powdered sugar; 1/2 cup butter or stick margarine; Cooking spray; 1/2 teaspoon baking powder; 3 large eggs; 1 1/2 cups sugar; 1/2 teaspoon grated lemon rind; 1/3 cup fresh lemon juice; 2 teaspoons powdered sugar

10 ingredients

4 steps

Ingredients

2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, divided
1/2 cup sifted powdered sugar
1/2 cup butter or stick margarine
Cooking spray
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
3 large eggs
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 teaspoon grated lemon rind
1/3 cup fresh lemon juice
2 teaspoons powdered sugar

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 350°.
2

Combine 1 3/4 cups flour and 1/2 cup powdered sugar; cut in butter with a pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse meal. Press mixture into bottom of a 13- x 9-inch baking pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 20 minutes or until crust is lightly browned; cool on a wire rack.
3

Combine remaining 1/2 cup flour and baking powder; set aside. Combine eggs, 1 1/2 cups sugar, lemon rind, and lemon juice; stir in flour mixture. Pour over prepared crust.
4

Bake at 350° for 25 minutes or until lightly browned and set. Cool on a wire rack. Dust lightly with powdered sugar; cut into bars.