Sally's Key Lime Bars
- Reviews 1
Ready In: 53 mins
Serves: 24
Yields: 25 bars
Ingredients
Crust ingredients
- 1 1⁄4 cups flour
- 1⁄2 cup butter, softened
- 1⁄4 cup sugar
- 1⁄4 cup chopped pecans
Filling ingredients
- 3⁄4 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 3 tablespoons fresh key lime juice
- 1⁄4 teaspoon baking powder
Frosting ingredients
- 1 1⁄2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon butter, softened
- 1 -2 tablespoon fresh key lime juice
- freshly grated key lime peel (to garnish)
Directions
- Heat oven to 350.
- Combine all crust ingredients except pecans in small bowl. Beat at low speed, scraping bowl often, until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- Stir in pecans.
- Press onto bottom of ungreased 8 or 9 inch square baking pan.
- Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.
- Meanwhile, combine all filling ingredients in small bowl.
- Beat at low speed until well mixed.
- Pour filling over hot, partially baked crust.
- Continue baking for 18 to 20 minutes or until filling is set.
- Cool completely.
- Combine all frosting ingredients except lime peel in a small bowl.
- Spread over cooled bars.
- Garnish with lime zest.
- Store in refrigerator.
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