Lemon Squares

From the 1961 "Lutheran Favorites" of St. James Lutheran Church, Howard Lake, Minnesota. Submitted by Mrs. Elroy Diers, Mrs. Walter Krohn, and Mrs. Lorenz Rosin.

• Ready In: 1 hr 5 mins
• Serves: 16

Ingredients

• Crust

• 1  cup flour
• 1⁄2 cup butter, softened
• 1⁄4 cup powdered sugar

• Middle

• 2  eggs, beaten
• 2  tablespoons lemon juice
• 1  cup sugar
• 2  tablespoons flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder

• Icing

• 1 1⁄2 cups powdered sugar
• 2  tablespoons butter, softened
• 1  tablespoon milk
•  vanilla

Directions

1. Mix together crust ingredients and pat into 8 inch square pan and bake 20 minutes in a 350 degree oven.
2. Mix together middle ingredients and pour onto the baked crust.
3. Return to oven and bake 25 minutes, the let cool.
4. Then mix icing ingredients together and spread over top of bars.