This easy lemon bar recipe includes the perfect blend of zesty lemon flavor and irresistible sweetness with a base that has an exquisitely light crunch.
Prep Time15 minutesmins
Cook Time40 minutesmins
Total Time55 minutesmins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: lemon
Servings: 4
Calories: 126kcal
Ingredients
Base
2cupsall-purpose flour
1cupsoftened butter
1/2cupconfectioner's sugar
Filling
4eggs
1/2tspbaking powder
2cupsgranulated sugar
4tbspconfectioner's sugar
1/3cuplemon juice
1/2cupall-purpose flour
Instructions
Base
Sift together flour and confectioner's sugar. Cut in butter until the mixture clings together. Press into a 9x13-inch baking dish. Bake at 350 for 25 minutes or until lightly brown.
2 cups all-purpose flour, 1 cup softened butter, 1/2 cup confectioner's sugar
Filling
Combine and beat together the eggs, granulated sugar, and lemon juice. Sift flour and baking powder and stir the dry ingredients into the egg mixture. Pour the batter over the baked crust.
4 eggs, 2 cups granulated sugar, 1/3 cup lemon juice, 1/2 cup all-purpose flour, 1/2 tsp baking powder
Bake at 350 for 15 minutes or until slightly brown and set. Remove from the oven. Cool and then sprinkle with confectioner's sugar before cutting into bars.