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Luscious Lemon Bars

Serves 6 $2.17 est. / serving

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Estimated ingredient cost$13.04For the whole recipe · ingredients used
Luscious Lemon Bars
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YOUR TIME IN THE KITCHEN

Make something good.

  1. 01

    PREHEAT oven to 350F

  2. 02

    GREASE 9x13 inch rectangular cake pan

  3. 03

    COMBINE crust ingredients and press with fingertips into pan

  4. 04

    BAKE for 20 minutes

  5. 05

    FILLING: As crust is baking combine all remaining ingredients and whisk together until well combined.

  6. 06

    When crust is baked, remove from oven, fill with lemon filling; return to oven

  7. 07

    BAKE for an addition 23-25 minutes (don't let the top get overbrown - see pic above for what you are looking for!)

  8. 08

    REMOVE from oven and allow to cool for 1/2 hr on a wire rack.

  9. 09

    Tip: To remove from baking pan, cut the bars in half and remove each half with a large flexible spatula. Then finish cutting bars into squares

  10. 10

    DUST with sifted icing sugar and you are DONE.

  11. 11

    Last steps - VERY IMPORTANT: Put on a pot of tea and I will be there shortly ;)

  12. 12

    See recipe PLUS photos @ my blog:

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Foodista / Common Pile

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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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  • Butter, unsalted

    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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  • Baking powder

    File:BakingPowder.jpg — Lou Sander. Own work

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  • Sugar

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

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  • Lemon

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  • Lemon, juice

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

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