The Best Lemon Bars

The Best Lemon Bars

Tart, rich and perfection, all rolled into one! Wow your friends with this simple recipe. Hint: No Substitutions

Prep:

15 mins

Cook:

40 mins

Total:

55 mins

Servings:

36

Yield:

1 - 9x13 inch pan

Nutrition Info

Ingredients

Ingredient Checklist

• 1 cup butter, softened

• ½ cup white sugar

• 2 cups all-purpose flour 

• 4 eggs 

• 1 ½ cups white sugar

• ¼ cup all-purpose flour 

• 2 lemons, juiced

Directions

Instructions Checklist

• Step 1
  Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

• Step 2
  In a medium bowl, blend together softened butter, 2 cups flour and 1/2 cup sugar. Press into the bottom of an ungreased 9x13 inch pan.

• Step 3
  Bake for 15 to 20 minutes in the preheated oven, or until firm and golden. In another bowl, whisk together the remaining 1 1/2 cups sugar and 1/4 cup flour. Whisk in the eggs and lemon juice. Pour over the baked crust.

• Step 4
  Bake for an additional 20 minutes in the preheated oven. The bars will firm up as they cool. For a festive tray, make another pan using limes instead of lemons and adding a drop of green food coloring to give a very pale green. After both pans have cooled, cut into uniform 2 inch squares and arrange in a checker board fashion.

Tips

Please note the difference in ingredient amounts and serving size when using the magazine version of this recipe.