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| Super Easy Lemon Bars |
Great lemon bars are an absolute baking classic. When I came home from school yesterday I found the house filled with the scent of these easy-to-make yet simply irresistible cookie bars.
Easy is the operative word in this recipe. They start with simple 3 ingredient crispy shortbread bottom. The simple whisked-together lemon custard top is also oh so easy. By the end of the day, the entire batch had disappeared.
With only 5 simple ingredients, these lemon bars are sure to become a new stand by recipe in your house like it did in mine. Once you see how fast and easy it is to throw together a batch of these incredibly tangy and delicious lemon bars, you’ll never waste another lemon again.
Ingredients
FOR THE PASTRY BASE- 1 cup cold butter, cut in small pieces
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 cups flour
FOR THE LEMON LAYER
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1/4 cup flour
- 4 eggs
- zest of two lemons, very finely chopped
- juice of 2 lemons, about 2/3 to 3/4 cup juice
Instructions
TO MAKE THE PASTRY BASE- Using a pastry cutter or in a food processor blend together the butter sugar and flour.
- Press evenly into the bottom of a greased and parchment paper lined 9×13 inch baking pan.
- Bake for 20 to minutes at 350 degrees F ( 325 degrees F if you are using glass bake-ware) The bottom should just be beginning to brown slightly at the top edges.
FOR THE LEMON TOPPING
- Simply whisk together the sugar flour, eggs, zest and lemon juice until the sugar is dissolved.
- Allow the topping to sit for about 10 minutes before whisking together well again and pouring over the baked shortbread base.
- Bake at 350 degrees F for about another 20- 25 minutes or until the top is slightly browned and the custard appears to be set. Cool completely. Sprinkle with icing sugar when cool or try adding a meringue topping
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