Best Lemon Bar Recipe

Course: Dessert & Sweets Recipes, Recipes

Cuisine: American

Keyword: lemon, oven

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 45

Total Time: 1 5

Servings: servings

Calories: 543kcal

This is hands-down, the best classic lemon bar recipe. It has the perfect ratio of crumbly cookie crust topped with tangy sweet baked on lemon flavor.

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Ingredients

Easy Crust

1/2 cup butter, softened
1/4 cup sugar
1 cup all-purpose flour

Lemon Filling

3/4 cup sugar
2 large eggs
3 tablespoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon lemon zest, grated
2 tablespoons powdered sugar (for dusting)

Instructions

Crust

Preheat oven to 350°
Using an electric handheld mmixer, cream butter and sugar together in a small bowl until light and fluffy - about five minutes.
Slowly add in flower until blended.
Press dough into an ungreased 8 x 8 inch baking dish, and evenly spread out in bottom of pan to a thin crust.
Place in oven and bake for 20 - 25 minutes or until the edges of the crust are a light golden brown.

Lemon Filling

In a large bowl using an electric handheld mixer, beat sugar, eggs, lemon juice, flour, lemon zest and baking powder until frothy and pour over the hot crust.
Bake for 15 - 20 minutes or until set and golden brown. Remove baking pan from oven and cool on a wire rack for ten minutes.
Sprinkle with powdered sugar and cut into equal squares.

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