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Grandma Sikkink's Lemon Bars Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1/2 cup butter,
1 cup flour,
1/4 cup powdered sugar,
1 cup sugar,
2 slightly beaten eggs,
4 Tbsp. real lemon,
1 Tbsp. flour,
1/2 tsp. baking powder,

Directions:
Directions:
Mix together butter, 1 cup flour and powdered sugar like a pie crust (that is, cut together using pastry blender or a couple of knives), and press into a 9 x 9 pan and bake 15 minutes at 350º

Beat together the remaining ingredients and pour over the cooled crust after it comes out of the oven. Bake 25 minutes at 350º Sprinkle with a little more powdered sugar when still warm after baking.

Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
This recipe is from a recipe card written in Grandma's handwriting. By "real lemon" she means the Real lemon product from the bottle, but I think the recipe is improved by using actual real lemon juice, and adding 1-2 tsp. of lemon zest.

 

 

 

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