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Time Life Lemon Bars

Serves 8 $0.89 est. / serving

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Estimated ingredient cost$7.15For the whole recipe · ingredients used
Time Life Lemon Bars
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YOUR TIME IN THE KITCHEN

Make something good.

  1. 01

    Preheat oven 375 degrees:

  2. 02

    Grease 8 x 8 inch square baking pan.

  3. 03

    In medium bowl, combine flour, confectioners’ sugar and oats. Using a pastry blender or your fingertips, cut butter into 2/3 cup flour until the mixture resembles fine crumbs. Press into bottom of prepared pan. Bake for 8 minutes. Remove from oven.

  4. 04

    Using an electric mixer, beat eggs and sugar on high until light and foamy, about 2 minutes. Add lemon juice, 2 tablespoons flour and baking powder. Mix until smooth. Stir in lemon zest.

  5. 05

    Pour topping over crust. Bake until lightly browned and center is set, about 15 minutes. Cool completely. Cut into 16 squares. Dust with confectioners’ sugar.

  6. 06

    Refrigerate until ready to serve.

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Foodista / Common Pile

Original recipe · CC BY 3.0

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Photo of The Lemon Bars — Foodista

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  • All-purpose flour

    File:All-Purpose Flour (4107895947).jpg — Veganbaking.net from USA. All-Purpose Flour

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  • Powdered sugar

    File:PowderedSugar.png — Ɱ. Own work

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  • Rolled oat flakes

    File:Rolled oats in bowl 2.jpg — Bodhi Peace. Own work

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  • Butter, unsalted

    File:Butter curls.jpg — David Masters. Flickr : Curled Butter

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  • Egg, raw

    Own work

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  • Sugar

    File:Bowl of white sugar.jpg — Douglas P Perkins. Own work

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  • Plain fresh lemon juice

    File:Lemon juice.jpg — David Goehring. https://www.flickr.com/photos/carbonnyc/5309716658/

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  • Baking powder

    File:BakingPowder.jpg — Lou Sander. Own work

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  • Plain lemon zest

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