grandma katherine's lemon bars

Name: Grandma Katherine's Lemon bars
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 45 min
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: ## CRUST; 2 cup(s) all purpose flour; 1/2 cup(s) confectioners' sugar; 1 stick(s) butter; ## FILLING; 4 - eggs; 2/3 cup(s) lemon juice; 2 cup(s) powdered sugar; 2-3 teaspoon(s) fresh lemon zest; 1 teaspoon(s) baking powder

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Melissa Buchanan-Smith

Clarkston, MI

Updated on Feb 23, 2015

Grandma Katherine was a self taught cook. She often created her own recipes by taste. She loved tart and sweet!

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prep time 30 Min

cook time 45 Min

method Bake

yield Makes 20 or so squares

Ingredients

CRUST
2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
1 stick butter
FILLING
4 - eggs
2/3 cup lemon juice
2 cups powdered sugar
2-3 teaspoons fresh lemon zest
1 teaspoon baking powder

How To Make grandma katherine's lemon bars

Step 1

Cream three ingredients and place in bottom of a 9x13 pan.

Step 2

Bake at 350 for 20 minutes or until golden coloring just begins.
Step 3

Cream the remaining ingredients (all but baking powder) in mixer while crust is baking.
Step 4

When crust is ready, add powder to mix. Mix.
Step 5

Pour over crust and continue baking for an additional 25 minutes.
Step 6

Once cooled, dust top with powder sugar. Enjoy!
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