The bright lemon flavor of these bars makes a great finish to a dinner of hearty Mediterranean dishes like pasta or ratatouille. Of course, they’re a delicious midday snack as well.
Total Time: 20 minutes active, 25-40 minutes baking
Servings: 16 bars
Ingredients:
Crust
- 3/4 cup butter, cold and cut into small pieces
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup confectioner’s sugar
Filling
- 4 large eggs
- 1 1/3 cups sugar
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest, minced
- 3/4 cup fresh lemon juice (3-4 lemons)
- Pinch of salt
Preparation
- Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Grease a 9x13 inch baking dish. In a large mixing bowl, whisk the flour and confectioner’s sugar together. Cut in the butter with a pastry cutter or your finger suntil the mixture is crumbly. Press the dough into the pan evenly.Bake for 15-17 minutes.
- While the crust is baking, whisk the filling ingredients together in a large mixing bowl. Pour the filling onto the hot crust. Place the dish back into the oven and bake for about 20 minutes.
- Let the bars cool completely before cutting or topping with powdered sugar.
Nutritional Information
Calories: 271, Fat: 11 g, Cholesterol: 80 mg, Sodium: 119 mg, Carbohydrate: 39 g, Dietary Fiber: 1 g, Protein: 4 g
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