By Ann Weaver.
Sweet, sour, and with a delicious crust, these bars are perfect for ushering in Spring and Summer. Even the bright color makes one feel happy, for it reminds me of sunshine, lemonade, and summer days. Try these bars today to see what I mean!
Servings: 18-24 bars. Cuisine: American.
Total time: About 4 hours.
Tags: Desserts,
Ingredients:
CRUST:
1 cup (2 sticks) of salted butter
½ a cup of granulated sugar
2 teaspoons of vanilla extract
½ a teaspoon of salt
2 cups + 3 Tablespoons of all-purpose flour
FILLING:
2 cups of granulated sugar
6 Tablespoons of all-purpose flour
6 large eggs
1 cup of lemon juice (about 4 lemons)
Powdered sugar for top
Directions:
Preheat oven to 325°F. Heavily grease a 9x13 glass baking pan. Set aside.
Melt the butter. Place butter, sugar, vanilla, and salt in a bowl and stir. Add flour and mix. The dough should be thick and a little “greasy” feeling. Press evenly into the pan.
Bake for 22-25 minutes, or until the crust is lightly golden brown. Remove from the oven. Lightly poke holes into the warm crust, but not all the way through. Set aside.
Stir together flour and sugar. Add eggs and lemon juice. Stir again. The mixture should be pretty thin.
Pour filling over warm crust. Bake for 22-26 minutes, or until the center is mostly set and is no longer jiggly. Remove bars from oven and cool at room temperature, then place in refrigerator until well-chilled.
Once cool, carefully slice. Sift powdered sugar over the top, I used about 1 Tablespoon over the entire pan, but you may like it lighter or heavier than I did it. Enjoy!
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