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Lemon Bars Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
Shortbread Crust:
1¼ cups - all purpose flour
½ cup - powdered sugar
½ tsp. - salt
½ cup - unsalted butter, cold

Lemon Filling:
1½ cups - granulated sugar
¼ cup - all purpose flour
4 each - eggs
1 tbsp. - lemon zest (zest of 1 lemon)
⅔ cup - lemon juice (juice of 3 lemons)
powdered sugar for garnish
Directions:
Directions:
To Make the Shortbread Crust:
- Preheat the oven to 350º F.
- Spray an 8"x8" pan with non-stick spray, and then line with parchment paper.
- Combine flour, powdered sugar, and salt in a large bowl. Cut in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- Press the mixture into the bottom of the prepared pan in an even layer.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes.

To Make the Lemon Filling:
- Whisk the sugar, flour, eggs, lemon zest, and lemon juice together in a large bowl.
- Pour the filling over the partially baked crust and bake until the filling is set, 25-30 minutes.
- Cool completely, cut into squares, and dust with powdered sugar for garnish.

 

 

 

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