pucker up lemon bars

Name: Pucker up Lemon Bars
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: ## SHORT BREAD CRUST; 1 cup(s) butter, cold; 2 cup(s) all purpose flour; 1/2 cup(s) confectioners' sugar; 1 tablespoon(s) lemon zest, grated; ## LEMON FILLING; 4 - eggs; 2 cup(s) sugar; 4 tablespoon(s) all purpose flour; 1/4 cup(s) fresh lemon juice; 1 tablespoon(s) lemon zest, grated; 2 tablespoon(s) lemon curd; - confectioners' sugar-for dusting the top

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Joan Penney

Platte City, MO

Updated on May 14, 2012

The key is lemon zest in the crust!

Rate

prep time 15 Min

cook time 40 Min

method Bake

yield 8-12 serving(s)

Ingredients

SHORT BREAD CRUST
1 cup butter, cold
2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
1 tablespoon lemon zest, grated
LEMON FILLING
4 - eggs
2 cups sugar
4 tablespoons all purpose flour
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon lemon zest, grated
2 tablespoons lemon curd
- confectioners' sugar-for dusting the top

How To Make pucker up lemon bars

Step 1

Heat oven to 325. Cut butter into flour and confectioners' sugar with a pastry knife. Add lemon zest and mix in well using fingers.

Step 2

Pat crust into an ungreased 13x9 pan. Bake for 18-20 min.
Step 3

While crust is baking, prepare lemon filling.
Step 4

Whisk 4 eggs with sugar until well blended. Add flour, lemon juice and lemon juice. Mix well. Add lemon curd and mix until well blended.
Step 5

Pour lemon filling over hot short bread crust and return to the oven for 20-22 min. Loosen around edges, allow to cool slightly and cut into bars. When cooled completely dust with confectioners' sugar.
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