Lemon Love Note Bars

From the 1961 "Lutheran Favorites" of St. James Lutheran Church, Howard Lake, Minnesota. Submitted by Mrs. Otis Brose

• Ready In: 1 hr
• Serves: 16

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup butter
• 1  cup flour
• 1⁄4 cup powdered sugar
• 2  tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1  freshly grated lemon rind
• 2  large eggs, beaten
• 1  cup sugar
• 2  tablespoons flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder

• Frosting

• 3⁄4 cup powdered sugar
• 1  tablespoon butter, softened
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons milk

Directions

1. Mix butter, 1 cup flour, and 1/4 cup powdered sugar.
2. Pat into 9 x 9-inch pan.
3. Bake 15 minutes at 350° until done, then cool.
4. Mix lemon juice, lemon rind, eggs, 1 cup sugar, 2 tablespoons flour, and baking powder.
5. Place on crust and return to oven for 25 minutes.
6. Cool and frost.