Sunshine “Lemon Bars”
Ingredients
- CRUST:
- ½ cup butter, softened
- 1 cup flour
- ¼ cup powdered sugar
- FILLING:
- Zest of 1 lemon
- ¼ cup fresh lemon juice (about 2 lemons)
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 2 eggs, beaten
Directions
Note: I like to double the ingredients, and bake this in a 9×13 baking pan; otherwise use an 8″ square baking pan. Prepare your baking pan with non-stick spray. I like to make a parchment paper “sling”, which I clamp down with small metal binder clips (great tip). Crust: Mix butter, flour and powdered sugar until fine and crumbly, pat into bottom of a 9 inch square pan. (Tip: I pulse the crust ingredients in my food processor, which makes the job quick and easy.) Bake at 350°F for 15 minutes. Filling: Sift the sugar, flour and baking powder. Mix the lemon juice, grated peel, sugar, flour, baking powder and eggs and pour over the baked crust. Place in a 350°F oven and bake for 25 minutes. Allow to cool for at least 30 minutes. If using a sling, lift out of the pan and cut the bars into about 24 cookies. Dust with powdered sugar and serve. Store in an airtight containe
