Lemon Bars
A vintage handwritten recipe for Lemon Bars made with a crust of butter, confectioners' sugar, salt, and flour, then filled with granulated sugar, flour, eggs, and fresh lemon juice.
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Ingredients
Crust
- 1 cup butter, at room temperature (2 sticks)
- 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
- pinch salt
- 2 cups flour
Filling
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup flour
- 4 eggs
- 6 tbsp fresh lemon juice
Method
- Line a 13x9x2 baking with foil, coat with cooking spray.
Crust
- Blend butter, sugar, salt until soft, stir in flour; scrape into the pan, pressing level.
- Bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 20 minutes or until golden.
Filling
- Beat sugar, flour, eggs and lemon juice in a bowl until smooth.
- Pour over crust.
- Bake in a 350 degree oven for 25 minutes or until no inprint remains when lightly touched in center.
- Cool on rack.
- Remove from pan.
- Cut into squares.
- Dust with confectioners' sugar.
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