Lemon Squares

Submitted by gimme_a_spachler

"This recipe came from my mom's New Southern Basics cookbook. I'm usually pretty fussy about my lemon squares, but these are the best ive come across so far."

 

• Ready In: 37mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• Crust

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1⁄4 cup powdered sugar
• 1⁄2 cup butter

• Filling

• 3 lemons, juice and zest of, grated
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

directions

1. Preheat oven at 350.

2. Crust:

3. Mix together flour and sugar.
4. Cut the butter into pieces and mix in just until the mixture will cling together.
5. Press the crust into the bottom of a 9-inch square pan and bake for just 10 minutes.

6. Filling:

7. Zest the lemons before you juice them.
8. Beat the sugar into the eggs and stir in the rest of the ingredients.
9. Pour over the pre-baked bottom layer and cook for another 20 minutes longer, until the filling is set.

Reviews

[Sydney Mike]

Have said it before & I'll say it again ~ Love those lemon bars! And, this recipe is no exception! The lemons I used were large ones, so the amount of juice & zest was probably more than one would normally use, but the result was AN OUTSTANDING BAR! I did get 9 squares from the 9"x9" baking pan, & for the sweet-&-tart of them, that was a large enough serving for us! Thanks for posting your recipe! [Tagged, made & reviewed for one of my adoptees in the current Pick-A-Chef]