Lemon Love Notes

Submitted by Sassy Cat

"This is the best! Even people who don't like lemon like these. They melt in your mouth. I don't remember where I got the recipe, but I have been making there or 30 years. I want to post here so that they live on forever."

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Yields: 16 pieces
• Serves: 16

ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup butter
• 1 cup flour
• 1⁄4 cup powdered sugar
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 2 teaspoons lemon rind, grated
• powdered sugar

directions

1. Combine butter, flour and powdered sugar n bowl, mix until crumbly.
2. Press into ungreased 8-inch square pan.
3. Bake 350°F - 8 minutes or until golden brown.
4. Cool in pan on rack.
5. Combine sugar, 2 tbsp flour & baking powder in bowl.
6. Add eggs, lemon juice & rind. Mix well.
7. Pour evenly over baked, cooled crust.
8. Bake 350°F for 25 minutes.
9. Top will puff-up while baking but will fall when cooling.
10. Cool in pan on rack & cut into 2-inch squares.
11. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.
12. Makes 16.

Reviews

[Shelly S.]

I have a similar recipe from a 40-year old cookbook, "The Southern Collection" from the Junior League of Columbus, GA. My grandmother had the same recipe from a cookbook from the 1930s but I can't find it. The only difference is for the filling: 3 tablespoons of lemon juice Grated rind of 1 lemon I have found over the years that most lemons I've used yield approx. 3 T of lemon juice so I always use one lemon without measuring.

 

[heather_werner]

This recipe is the best lemon bar recipe I have found. I love these things. The first time I made them, they came out perfect. I used my kitchen aid mixer to mix the crust and the 1/2 cup of butter was melted. The second time I made these, I just softened the butter and used a wooden spoon to mix the crust instead of the mixer. The crust part turned into a cake batter, so I would suggest melting the 1/2 cup of butter and use your mixer. They still turned out good though. I also had to bake the crust in my oven for 10-13 min for it to even turn slightly golden brown. Thanks for sharing a wonderful recipe

 

[chelo]

My children loved these but i prefer more lemony taste. It tasted more of a shortbread cookie with a hint of lemon topping.

 

[lmg33]

This recipe is a dream! I doubled it and made two pans for a Christmas cookie exchange. I used whole wheat flour and the juice and zest of 2 meyer lemons. Talk about mouth watering! Thank you for sharing this treasure!

 

[Mark & Stacy]

There was a lady in my husband's church who used this recipe to bring lemon bars to potlucks all during his youth. He was so excited to get to have them again! The texture was fabulous, and they are easy to make. I think though, that they need more lemon to get 5 stars. This would be an amazing recipe for people who aren't huge on lemon, but I like my lemon bars to be decidedly lemony. We will use this same recipe from now on, but we'll work on adjusting the amount of lemon to fit our tastes.