Lemon Squares

Lemon Squares, on board with corner piece cut.

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5 from 4 votes

Luscious lemon squares with a buttery crust and sweet and lightly tart filling.

Prep Time10

Cook Time45

Total Time55

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings: servings

Calories: 196kcal

Author: Kelly Wildenhaus

Ingredients

1 cup all purpose flour
½ cup butter, room temp (I used Kerrygold salted butter)
¼ cup powdered sugar (more for sprinkling)
2 eggs, beaten
3 tablespoon fresh lemon juice (from about 2 lemons)
½ teaspoon lemon zest
1 cup sugar
2 tablespoon flour
½ teaspoon baking powder

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350º. In medium bowl, combine flour, butter and powdered sugar with pastry cutter, wooden spoon or fingertips, until combined and holds together. Pat evenly into a foil-lined and lightly sprayed 8"x 8" baking dish. Bake for 20 minutes.
Meanwhile, in another bowl, whisk together eggs, lemon juice, zest, sugar, 2T flour and baking powder until well combined. Pour over baked crust and bake in center of oven for 25 more minutes.
Let cool on wire rack for 10 minutes or so, then gently pull out of pan by the aluminum foil edges. Carefully remove bars from foil and place on a cutting board. Dust with more powdered sugar and cut into bars, 12 to 16, depending on your size preference.

Notes

Line baking dish with aluminum foil and lightly spray with vegetable oil baking spray. It will be much easier to remove the baked bars this way ~ they stick and are very delicate.

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