Lemon Bars

by Amy on April 8, 2009

Lemon bars absolutely sing spring! The citrus awakens your taste buds, while the rich buttery crust satisfies all dessert cravings. Simple enough for an after-supper treat at home, these are also pretty enough for a spring bridal shower, baby shower, or tea party. Enjoy!

Lemon Bars

Crust:

1 c. softened butter

2 c. flour

1/2 c. powdered sugar

pinch of salt

Mix sugar, salt, and flour. Cut in butter. Press into an 8×12 pan. (9×13 will work, too, you’ll just have thinner bars) Bake at 350° for 20 minutes.

Filling:

4 eggs

2 c. sugar

6 T. flour

6 T. lemon juice

Mix together while crust is baking. Pour onto hot crust. Bake an additional 25 minutes. When cool, sprinkle with powdered sugar. Store in refrigerator.

** These bars freeze nicely!

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1 susieshomemade April 8, 2009 at 7:15 pm

Ok. I have got to try this! The lemon bar recipe that I have is horrible. I need a good one!

2 Snow White April 8, 2009 at 7:43 pm

I LOVE lemon bars!! Thanks for sharing your recipe — they look so thick and delicious.

3 Rachel @ Surviving The Stores April 8, 2009 at 9:05 pm

Lemon Bars are soo good! I’m definitely going to try this recipe! Thanks!

4 Melinda April 9, 2009 at 8:23 am

Question:

Do you use fresh lemon for this recipe, or would the bottled “RealLemon” work? I have the bottled on hand and would love to give this a try.

5 Jenna @ Newlyweds April 9, 2009 at 11:37 am

Love, love, love lemon dessets! Thanks for sharing.

6 The Cozy Country Home April 9, 2009 at 1:16 pm

These sound good…gotta give them a try!!

7 Judy April 9, 2009 at 2:33 pm

Mmm… these sound perfect for spring!

8 Jen April 11, 2009 at 3:14 am

I made your lemon bars this afternoon. They were so simple and absolutely delicious! Not as tart as the boxed mixes, actually just the perfect amount of sweet, even before I added the powdered sugar to the top. Thanks! This one is definitely being added to my list of favorites – along with your strawberry pretzel salad, that was great too.

9 Patty April 16, 2009 at 9:09 am

Thank you for another winner recipe! I made the lemon bars for a church get-together and they were a big hit! So simple and delicious. The recipe has already made it into my “keepers” file.

10 Amber April 2, 2010 at 12:34 pm

I made these this morning and they are SO good! I used fresh lemon juice just because thats what I had. I also zested some lemon over the top after the powdered sugar because I thought it was pretty and I’m in love with lemon, lol!