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Bake-Sale Lemon Bars

Name: Bake-Sale Lemon Bars
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 15 bars
Ingredients: 3/4 cup butter, softened; 2/3 cup confectioners' sugar; 1-1/2 cups plus 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour, divided; 3 large eggs; 1-1/2 cups sugar; 1/4 cup lemon juice; Additional confectioners' sugar

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Total Time

Prep: 25 min. Bake: 20 min. + cooling

Makes

15 bars

Updated: Sep. 13, 2023

The recipe for these tangy lemon bars comes from my cousin, who is famous for cooking up farm feasts. —Mildred Keller, Rockford, Illinois

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Ingredients

3/4 cup butter, softened
2/3 cup confectioners' sugar
1-1/2 cups plus 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour, divided
3 large eggs
1-1/2 cups sugar
1/4 cup lemon juice
Additional confectioners' sugar

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, beat butter and confectioners' sugar until blended. Gradually beat in 1-1/2 cups flour. Press onto bottom of a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake 18-20 minutes or until golden brown.
Meanwhile, in a small bowl, whisk eggs, sugar, lemon juice and remaining flour until frothy; pour over hot crust.
Bake 20-25 minutes or until lemon mixture is set and lightly browned. Cool completely on a wire rack. Dust with additional confectioners' sugar. Cut into bars. Refrigerate leftovers.

Test Kitchen tips

Bottled lemon juice works here, but for the most lemony lemonness, squeeze your own, fresh. Better yet, zest that lemon before squeezing, then add 1 teaspoon of the grated peel to the filling.

Line the pan with nonstick foil before baking, and the bars will come out easily when they're done. No cleanup needed!

Nutrition Facts

1 bar: 247 calories, 10g fat (6g saturated fat), 62mg cholesterol, 88mg sodium, 37g carbohydrate (26g sugars, 0 fiber), 3g protein.

Bake-Sale Lemon Bars

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