RCFoodie Recipe ∞ Lemon Pie Bars

This is a really easy recipe that my mom made before the lemon bar 'rage' was on! Thick-skinned lemons work the best. I suggest using real butter and eggs, I've tried using eggbeaters--nowhere near as good!

Ingredients

• 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
• ½ cup confectioners' sugar
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 4 eggs
• 1 ½ cups white sugar
• ½ cup lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon lemon zest

Cooking Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. Mix 2 cups of flour and confectioner's sugar together. Cut in the butter or margarine. Mix well until the dough resembles pie dough consistency. Press the dough into a 9x13 inch baking pan.
3. Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until golden brown.
4. Beat together eggs, sugar, 4 tablespoons flour, lemon juice and lemon rind for at least 1 minute. Pour the mixture over the baked crust.
5. Bake the bars another 20 minutes, or until the lemon topping has set. Sprinkle with confectioner's sugar when cooled.

Nutrition Facts

• calories136.4
• carbohydrateContent18.4 g
• cholesterolContent38.5 mg
• fatContent6.5 g
• fiberContent0.3 g
• proteinContent1.8 g
• saturatedFatContent3.9 g
• sodiumContent49.9 mg
• sugarContent11.4 g