Finally! Lemon Bars That I Love!

Submitted by Wildflour

"This is the best (finally!) recipe for lemon bars that I've tried. And I've tried a LOT of them over the years. This is the winner hands down! Found in an old Good Houskeeping cookbook! (I still changed it a little, but very minor changes.)"

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Yields: 24-36 bars

ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 cups flour, plus
• 3 tablespoons flour, divided
• 1⁄2 cup powdered sugar
• 3⁄4 cup cold butter, cut into small pieces (1 1/2 sticks)
• 1⁄3 cup lemon juice concentrate, can of course sub fresh
• 3 large eggs
• 1 cup sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1 -4 tablespoon powdered sugar (I used a LOT)

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Line a 13" x 9" baking pan with foil extending it over the sides a little. Lightly spray foil with butter-flavored cooking spray.
3. In medium bowl, combine 1 1/2 cups flour and 1/2 cup powdered sugar. I use a whisk.
4. With pastry blender, cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
5. Sprinkle dough evenly into bottom of pan. Level, brushing with your hand lightly, then pat dough firmly into bottom.
6. Bake 15-17 minutes until lightly browned.
7. Meanwhile, in large mixer, beat eggs on high speed until thick and lemon-colored, about 3-4 minutes.
8. Reduce speed to low, add lemon juice, sugar, baking powder, salt, and remaining 3 Tbl. flour.
9. Beat until blended, scraping sides and bottom of bowl occaisionally.
10. Pour filling over warm crust.
11. Bake 15 minutes, or until filling is just set and golden around the edges.
12. Transfer pan to wire rack.
13. Sift powdered sugar (1 Tbl.-1/4 cup) on top over warm filling.
14. Cool completely in pan on wire rack.
15. When cool, lift out holding on to foil, and transfer whole thing to a cutting board or surface.
16. When cool, cut into bars.
17. Makes 24-36 bars.

Reviews

[bad kitty 1116]

10 stars! These turned out so wonderful. Thanks for taking the time to post such a great recipe with exceptional instructions. I will not need to look for anymore lemon bars recipes, this is it! I did use fresh lemon juice and I added the zest of 1 lemon to the filling. These came out looking beautiful as well as tasting delicious.

 

[GinaJohnson]

These were good with some minor modifications. Added about a tablespoon of lemon zest to both the crust and the filling.

 

[mums the word]

We love them too! Excellent recipe with great lemon flavour! I added about 1 Tbsp of lemon zest since I had lemons on hand. Love the crust too! Thx Wildflour!

 

[moe13a]

WONDERFUL... I will be the hit of many social events, kid's bake sales, and many office parties to come.

 

[Terri F.]

These are scrumptious!! I needed to find a recipe for lemon bars to replace the bars that my grocery store no longer makes. I chose these... and now I'm sorry... they were so easy to make, and tasted so good that I ate 3 of them the first night. I packed the rest of them up and took them to work the next day, so I wouldn't be tempted to eat ALL of them by myself. Thanks, Wildflour! I love this recipe.