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Lemon Bars

These easy Lemon Bars are all about a tart and tangy lemon filling on top of a buttery shortbread crust and finished with a dusting of powdered sugar! A perfect sweet treat for any occasion or holiday!

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 15

Cook Time: 45

Servings: bars

Author: Heather

Ingredients

Crust

2 cups unbleached all purpose flour
¾ cup powdered sugar
1 cup salted butter, cold & cut into pea size pieces
2 tablespoons cold water

Lemon Filling

2 cups granulated sugar
¼ cup unbleached all purpose flour
4 large eggs
2 large lemons, zested and juiced, or 3 small/medium, or ½ cup bottled lemon juice

Topping

1 tablespoon powder sugar

Instructions

Crust

Preheat the oven to 350°F and line a 9x13 baking dish with parchment paper leaving at least an inch overhang on the long edges. Or grease baking dish well with non-stick cooking spray.
In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the 2 cups all purpose flour and ¾ cup powdered sugar. Then cut in the cubed cold butter using a pastry blender or your hands. Once the flour mixture starts to resemble coarse crumbs, stir in the 2 tablespoons of cold water until it forms a dough. The dough should stick together if you squeeze it in your hand.
(Alternate method: combine flour, sugar and butter in food processor and pulse until crumbly, add water and pulse until a dough forms. Or use the new pastry blender attachment for a stand mixer.)
Firmly and evenly pat the dough into the prepared baking dish making sure to get the corners well. Bake for 15 minutes.

Lemon Filling

Zest and juice the lemons.
In a large bowl, whisk together the granulated sugar and flour. Add in the eggs, lemon zest and lemon juice, whisk until slightly frothy and no lumps of flour remain.
Pour filling over hot crust and bake for another 25-30 minutes, until the custard is no longer jiggly in the middle and the edges are starting to turn golden brown.
Let cool for one hour on counter and then place in fridge and chill for another hour.

Topping

Slice into 15 bars and dust with powdered sugar.

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