Lime Bars

Name: Lime Bars
Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 cup butter; 4 eggs; 1/3 cup lime juice; 1/4 cup all-purpose flour; 2 cups white sugar; 2 teaspoons grated lime peel, or more to taste; 1/2 teaspoon baking powder; 1 drop green food coloring, or as desired (optional); 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar; 1 tablespoon lime juice; 1 teaspoon grated lime peel (optional)

14 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup butter
4 eggs
1/3 cup lime juice
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
2 cups white sugar
2 teaspoons grated lime peel, or more to taste
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 drop green food coloring, or as desired (optional)
1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
1 tablespoon lime juice
1 teaspoon grated lime peel (optional)

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 12x15-inch baking dish.
2

Mix 2 cups flour, 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar, and salt in a bowl; cut in butter with a pastry cutter until crust mixture resembles crumbs. Pat crust evenly into bottom of the prepared baking dish.
3

Bake crust in the preheated oven for 10 minutes.
4

Whisk eggs, 1/3 cup lime juice, 1/4 cup flour, white sugar, 2 teaspoons lime peel, baking powder, and food coloring in a bowl; pour over the crust.
5

Return baking dish to oven; bake until filling is set, about 25 minutes. Cool thoroughly.
6

Whisk 1 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar, 1 tablespoon lime juice, and 1 teaspoon grated lime peel to make a smooth glaze; spread evenly over cooled lime bars. Let glaze set before serving.