Lemon Bars – 6th Cookie of Lemon Week (02/22/15)

Welcome to the penultimate day of Lemon Cookie Week! Here’s a rundown of how we arrived at Day 6…

and for today, a true classic – Lemon Bars (see below)

LEMON BARS

Crust Ingredients

1 cup Butter

½ cup Sugar

2 cups Flour

1/8 teaspoon Salt

Filling Ingredients

6 Eggs

3 cups Sugar

2 Tablespoons Lemon Zest

1 cup Lemon Juice

1 cup Flour

Powdered Sugar

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Cream butter and sugar.

Mix in flour and salt.

Press the dough into the bottom of a 9”x13” pan. Have the dough go ½ inch up the sides of the pan.

Chill the dough covered pan for 10 minutes.

Bake for 20 minutes or until the crust is very light brown.

Let cool.

Mix together eggs, sugar, lemon zest, lemon juice, and flour.

Pour over cooled crust.

Bake for 35 minutes or until the filling is set.

Let cool completely.

Cut into bars and dust with powdered sugar, before serving.

Makes about 42 bars.

Revised Source: Barefoot Contessa “Lemon Bars” on www.foodnetwork.com.

Cookies by Dave