Tangy Lemon Bars
Ready In: 50 mins
Yields: 12 bars
Ingredients
CRUST
- 1 1⁄2 cups flour
- 1⁄4 cup sugar
- 1⁄2 cup butter, softened
TOPPING
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 2 eggs
- 3⁄4 cup sugar
- 1⁄4 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Make crust: In a medium-size bowl, combine flour and sugar. Using a pastry blender or two knives, cut butter into mixture until it resembles coarse crumbs. Turn mixture into a greased 9 X 9 inch pan, and press with fingers evenly over bottom of pan. Bake for 15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, make topping: Combine all remaining ingredients, except confectioner's sugar, in a medium-size bowl; mix until well-blended. When crust is done, pour topping over crust, and bake for another 20 minutes.
- Let cool, then sprinkle with confectioner's sugar, and cut into 2 1/4 by 3 inch bars.
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