Something sweet

Lucy's Lemon Bars

Serves 6 $0.42 est. / serving

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Estimated ingredient cost$2.52For the whole recipe · ingredients used

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YOUR TIME IN THE KITCHEN

Make something good.

01
Blend flour, butter and powdered sugar with fingertips until well mixed and crumbly. Pat evenly into the bottom of an 8 x 8 inch baking pan. Bake for 20 minutes at 350 degrees.
02
Meanwhile, beat together eggs, sugar, baking powder, lemon juice and salt
03
Pour over baked crust and return to oven for 20-25 minutes at same temperature.
04
Cool on rack. Cut in squares. Sprinkle with sifted, powdered sugar.

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Foodista / Common Pile

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Photograph

Photo of The Lemon Bars — Foodista

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Ingredient photographs (8)

Flour
File:All-Purpose Flour (4107895947).jpg — Veganbaking.net from USA. All-Purpose Flour
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Butter
File:Butter curls.jpg — David Masters. Flickr : Curled Butter
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Powdered sugar
File:PowderedSugar.png — Ɱ. Own work
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Egg
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Sugar, dried
File:Bowl of white sugar.jpg — Douglas P Perkins. Own work
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Baking powder
File:BakingPowder.jpg — Lou Sander. 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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Salt
File:Table salt (53686886134).jpg — Conall from Downpatrick, Northern Ireland. table salt. Original embedded copyright notice: CONALLMCCAUGHEY
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