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Luscious Lemon Bars

Luscious Lemon Bars


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  • Author: Eric Jones
  • Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
  • Yield: 8 1x

Description

Mixing lemon juice, lemon zest and sugar line up together in sweet harmony in these Luscious Lemon Bars. If you love sweets and lemons, these are a must.


Ingredients

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For the Crust:

  • 1/2 cup Butter, softened
  • 1 and 1/4 cup All Purpose Flour
  • 1/4 cup Sugar
  • 1/4 cup Powder Sugar

For the Lemon Topping:

  • 4 Large Organic Brown Eggs
  • 2 Medium Lemons for Juice and Zest
  • 1/4 cup All Purpose Flour
  • 1 tbsp Baking Powder
  • 1 and 1/2 cup Sugar
  • 1 tsp. Vanilla Extract


Instructions

  1. Begin by adding all purpose flour, sugar, powder sugar and soft butter into a large bowl. Stir the ingredients until it begins to crumble.
  2. Coat 8-inch square baking dish with non-stick spray (or you can use butter). Add the crumbled ingredients to the baking dish and mash down until flat.
  3. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Bake the crust for 25 minutes then set to side once its complete.
  4. Use a grater and zest the lemons until you have 1 tbsp of lemon zest. Slice the lemon in half and remove 1/3 cup of juice from the lemons with a squeezer.
  5. Add lemon zest, lemon juice, vanilla extract and 4 eggs into a large bowl and blend. Add all purpose flour and baking powder to the bowl and blend with hand blender (paid link) until it is smooth and begins to rise.
  6. Pour lemon mixture evenly over the crust and bake in the oven for 30 minutes.
  7. Allow to cool and top off with powder sugar.
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 55 minutes
  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: Baked
  • Cuisine: American

Nutrition

  • Calories: 333
  • Fat: 11.7g