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
- Begin by adding all purpose flour, sugar, powder sugar and soft butter into a large bowl. Stir the ingredients until it begins to crumble.
- 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.
- Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Bake the crust for 25 minutes then set to side once its complete.
- 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.
- 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.
- Pour lemon mixture evenly over the crust and bake in the oven for 30 minutes.
- 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
Keywords: Lemon Bars