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
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 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.