Lemon Bars
These Easy Lemon Bars are everything a lemon bar should be - buttery with the perfect balance of tang and sweetness!
Ingredients
CRUST INGREDIENTS
- ½ Cup Unsalted Butter
- 1 Cup All Purpose Flour
- ¼ Cup Powdered Sugar
- ¼ teaspoon salt
LEMON FILLING INGREDIENTS
- 2 Large Eggs
- 1 Cup Granulated Sugar
- ¼ Teaspoon Salt
- ⅓ cup fresh lemon juice from about 2 large lemons
- ½ Teaspoon Baking Powder
- ⅓ cup all purpose flour
- Additional powdered sugar for garnish
Instructions
CRUST DIRECTIONS
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Line a 9 x 9 or 8x8 glass baking pan with parchment paper, making sure the paper hangs over the sides so that you can easily lift them out.
- Cream together butter, flour and powdered sugar. Add in a pinch of salt.
- Press into prepared baking pan and bake for 15 minutes.
LEMON FILLING DIRECTIONS
- In bowl of mixer, beat the eggs, granulated sugar, salt, and lemon juice.
- In a small bowl, sift together baking powder, and flour. Add the lemon mixture to the flour mixture and whisk to combine.
- Spread over the hot crust.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes, or until lightly browned.
- Allow the lemon bars to cool at room temperature for about an hour, then continue cooling in the refrigerator for 1-2 hours.
- When the lemon bars are completely cool, lift them out of the pan.
- Dust with powdered sugar for garnish if you wish, cut into squares or triangles and serve.