Lemon Squares

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: 37 mins
• 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.