Lemon Bars
Lemon Bars are made with a buttery shortbread crust and a thick lemon filling then topped off with a dusting of powdered sugar. They are not too tart and not too sweet. Just the perfect amount of lemon flavor in these pretty little lemon squares.
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Servings: 24 bars
Calories: 199kcal
Ingredients
For Shortbread Crust
- 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, melted
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1/2 tsp salt
For the Lemon Topping
- 4 eggs
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 6 Tbsp all-purpose flour
- 6 Tbsp lemon juice
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease 9x13-inch baking dish.
- In medium bowl, stir together shortbread crust ingredients. Press firmly into baking dish.
- Bake uncovered 20 minutes.
- In clean medium bowl using a hand-mixer, beat together 4 eggs, sugar, and flour until fully combined. Add in lemon juice and vanilla extract. Mix well.
- Pour lemon mixture over the baked crust while it is still warm.
- Return lemon bars to oven and bake uncovered 30 minutes.
- Remove lemon bars from oven. Cool 10 minutes then sprinkle liberally with sifted powdered sugar.
- Cool completely. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
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Nutrition Facts
Serving: 1 grams | Calories: 199 kcal | Carbohydrates: 29 g | Protein: 2 g | Fat: 8 g | Saturated Fat: 2 g | Cholesterol: 27 mg | Sodium: 149 mg | Fiber: 1 g | Sugar: 19 g
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