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Easy Recipe for Lemon Bars

This quick and easy lemon bar recipe is light and refreshing but also satisfies your sweet tooth! Great for brunch or an evening snack.

Equipment

  • mixer
  • Mixing Bowls

Ingredients
  

  • 1 ½ cups all purpose flour
  • cup powdered sugar
  • ¾ cup softened butter (1 1/2 sticks of butter)
  • ¼ tsp vanilla
  • ¼ tsp baking soda
  • ¼ tsp teaspoon zest from one lemon

Lemon Custard

  • 6 eggs
  • 2 cups white sugar
  • 6 tbsp all-purpose flour
  • ½ cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • ½ tsp lemon zest

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and grease a 9x13 pan with butter and set aside.
  • Add the flaky crust ingredients into the bowl and mix with a hand mixer on low speed for 2 minutes until the consistency is crumbly.
  • Add the crust mixture into the prepared pan. Use your fingers to press firmly to create a compacted even layer.
  • Bake the crust for 22 minutes until the edges are golden brown. Remove from the oven and place on a cooling rack / or towel. (The crust does not need to cool beyond the time it takes to prepare the lemon custard.)

Lemon Custard

  • In a bowl add the lemon custard ingredients. Use a hand mixer on low for 2 minutes until the consistency is smooth and silky. Pour the lemon custard over the crust.
  • Bake for 25 minutes. Use a toothpick to make sure the lemon custard comes out clean.
  • Place the 9x13 baking dish on a cooling rack for 1 hour until cooled. Transfer to the fridge for 2 hours or until chilled.
  • Cut into 20 bars.
Keyword easy desserts, lemon bars, no-bake desserts
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