Laura's Lemon Bars

Name: Laura's Lemon Bars
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 8-10 lemon bars, 8-10 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 cups flour; 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar; 1/2 lb soften sweet butter; 4 large eggs (or 3 extra large); 1 1/2 cups sugar; 1/3 cup fresh lemon juice (about 1 1/2 lemons); 1/4 cup flour; 1/2 teaspoon baking powder

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Recipe by X in Bayside

Got this from Mike's aunt Laura. She got the impression that I loved these when she made them. Maybe it's because I ate the whole pan myself!

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READY IN: 1hr 10mins

SERVES: 8-10

YIELD: 8-10 lemon bars

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

Crust
2

cups flour
¹⁄₂

cup confectioners' sugar
¹⁄₂

lb soften sweet butter
Mix
4

large eggs (or 3 extra large)
1 ¹⁄₂

cups sugar
¹⁄₃

cup fresh lemon juice (about 1 1/2 lemons)
¹⁄₄

cup flour
¹⁄₂

teaspoon baking powder

DIRECTIONS

Make crust (mix sugar, flour and butter until it feels like dough).
Press crust into sides and bottom of greased and floured 9 X 13 pan.
Bake 25 minutes @350 until light brown.
While baking crust, make mix by mixing eggs, sugar and lemon juice. Then add flour and baking powder to mix.
Mix well and pour into finished crust.
Bake 30 minutes.
Cool in pan.
Cut into squares.
Decorate with confectioners sugar.
Let stand uncovered to dry out.

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