Lemon Recipe ⋇ Annemarie's Lemon Bars

Annemarie is a German lady I met over 20 years ago, when we were living in Indiana. Talk about a good cook!

Ingredients

• ½ cup butter, softened
• 1 ⅓ cups all-purpose flour
• ¼ cup white sugar
• 2 large eggs eggs
• ¾ cup white sugar
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• ¼ teaspoon baking powder
• 3 ½ tablespoons lemon juice

Cooking Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
2. To make crust: Mix together the butter, 1 1/3 cups flour and 1/4 cup sugar with a fork until crumbly. Press into an 8 inch square pan and bake for 20 minutes. Crust will look white. Do not brown!
3. Combine the eggs, 3/4 cup of sugar, 2 tablespoons flour, baking powder and lemon juice in a blender. Blend until well mixed. Pour over pre-baked crust.
4. Return to oven and bake an additional 20 minutes. Remove from oven and sprinkle with powdered sugar. Let bars cool before cutting.

Nutrition Facts

• calories150.5
• carbohydrateContent21.5 g
• cholesterolContent38.5 mg
• fatContent6.5 g
• fiberContent0.3 g
• proteinContent2 g
• saturatedFatContent3.9 g
• sodiumContent57.5 mg
• sugarContent12.7 g