Lemon Bars

Graham and Brooke made this recipe for Saturday's Dessert.  Delicious!

Pat the cookie dough into a glass casserole dish.  Usually the crust just goes on the bottom but the pan was a little small because they tripled the recipe, so they put the crust up the sides. It was still scrumptious!

Pour lemon filling into the baked cookie crust.

After the lemon bars cool, sprinkle with powdered sugar and cut into squares.

Pre-heat oven to 350°

Combine:
1/3 C butter
1/4 C sugar
1 C flour

Mix until crumbly. Press into bottom of 8X8 baking pan. (If you double or triple, use a larger pan.) Bake until golden brown (about 18-20 minutes).

While crust is baking, mix together:
3/4 C Sugar
2 T flour
2 eggs
2 tsp lemon peel
3 T lemon juice
1/4 tsp. baking powder
Beat for 2 minutes then pour into baked crust.
Bake for 20 minutes until set and lightly browned at edges.
Cool then sprinkle with powdered sugar and cut into squares.

We learned that when you triple this recipe, you need a little over a half a cup of lemon juice. We had the bars for dessert Saturday night at the cabin. There was enough for 12 people with tripling the recipe.