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Homemade Lemon Bars

These sweet lemon bars are perfect for spring. Full of tart lemon flavor and made with a sweet shortbread crust.
Servings: 8 x8 pan

Ingredients

For Crust:

For Filling:

  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/3 cup fresh lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon grated lemon zest
  • 2 tablespoon all-purpose flour

For Topping:

  • Powdered sugar

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line an 8x8 pan with parchment paper. If you prefer to not line your pan you can also spray it with non-stick spray.

For Crust:

  • In a bowl of an electric mixer add butter and powdered sugar until light and fluffy.
  • Add in flour and kosher salt and mix just until the dough comes together. This may take a few minutes. The mixture will look crumbly at first but should come together and become moist. The mixture should easily press together.
  • Press into the bottom of your prepared pan and bake for about 20 minutes, or until lightly browned. Remove from oven and cool while you make the filling.

For Filling:

  • In an electric mixer add sugar and eggs and beat till smooth.
  • Add the lemon juice and zest and stir to combine.
  • Fold in the flour.
  • Pour the filling over the shortbread crust and bake for about 20 minutes, or until the filling is set. Remove from the oven and cool.
  • Cut into squares and dust with powdered sugar. These are best eaten the day they are mde but can be covered and stored in the refrigerator for a day or two.