My Mom’s Lemon Bars are Better Than Your Mom’s Lemon Bars

Lemon bars from the kitchen of my mommy.

• Ready In: 48 mins
• Serves: 25-30

Ingredients

• Crust

• 2  cups flour
• 1  cup  melted butter
• 1⁄2 cup powdered sugar

• Filling

• 4  well-beaten eggs
• 1  teaspoon baking powder
• 1 3⁄4 cups sugar
• 6  tablespoons lemon juice
• 4  tablespoons flour

Directions

1. Mix crust ingredients together.
2. Pat mixture into a 9x13-inch pan.
3. Bake 20 minutes at 350°F.
4. While crust is baking, combine these filling ingredients first: beaten eggs, sugar, and lemon juice.
5. Gradually add flour and baking powder to the mixture.
6. Mix well until "frothy".
7. Immediately after taking crust out of oven, pour in filling.
8. Bake 20-25 minutes at 350°F
9. Tip: Watch filling at 20 minutes – it should turn a little brown spotted on top, but not a lot.
10. Sprinkle with powdered sugar when cool.