Melt - In - Your - Mouth Orange Squares
Ingredients
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2 1/4 call-purpose flour, divided
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1/2 cground almonds
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1/2 cconfectioners' sugar
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1 Tbspfresh orange zest, divided
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1 cbutter, softened
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1 3/4 csugar
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4 largeeggs
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1/3 cfresh orange juice
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1/2 tsporange extract
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1/2 tspbaking powder
How to Make Melt - In - Your - Mouth Orange Squares
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a large bowl, combine 2 cups flour, almonds, confectioners sugar, and 1 teaspoon orange zest. Using a pastry blender, cut in butter until mixture is crumbly. Press evenly into the bottom of a 13-x-9-x-2-inch baking pan.
Bake for 20 minutes, or until lightly browned. - In a medium bowl, whisk together sugar, eggs, orange juice, remaining 2 teaspoons orange zest, and extract. Combine remaining 1/4 cup flour and baking powder; add to sugar mixture, whisking to combine. Pour over crust.
- Bake for 20 minutes, or until set. Sprinkle with confectioners sugar, if desired. Cut into squares to serve.