lemon butter bars

Name: LEMON BUTTER BARS
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 40 min
Yield: 16
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: ## CRUST; 1 cup(s) all purpose flour; 1/2 cup(s) butter, softened; 1/4 cup(s) sugar; ## FILLING; 3/4 cup(s) sugar; 2 large eggs; 2 tablespoon(s) all purpose flour; 3 tablespoon(s) lemon juice; 1 tablespoon(s) lemon zest; 1/4 teaspoon(s) baking powder; ## TOPPING; - powdered 10x sugar

40 Pinches

Happy Cook

The Villages, FL

Updated on Feb 24, 2015

This dish was prepared for the January 2015 meeting of Curious Cuisiners by Joyce Fergusen.

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prep time 30 Min

cook time 40 Min

method Bake

yield 16 bars

Ingredients

CRUST
1 cup all purpose flour
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/4 cup sugar
FILLING
3/4 cup sugar
2 large eggs
2 tablespoons all purpose flour
3 tablespoons lemon juice
1 tablespoon lemon zest
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
TOPPING
- powdered 10x sugar

How To Make lemon butter bars

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350. Combine all crust ingredients in a bowl. Beat at low speed, scraping bowl often. Press into bottom of ungreased 8" square baking pan. Bake 15-20 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.

Step 2

Combine all filling ingredients except powdered sugar in a bowl. Beat at low speed, scraping bowl often. Pour filling over hot, partially baked crust. Continue baking 15-20 minutes or until filling is set.
Step 3

Sprinkle with powdered sugar while still warm and again while cool. Cut into bars to serve.
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