Best Sweet and Tart Lemon Bars
The best recipe for creating delicious sweet and tart lemon bars embellished with confectioner's sugar.
Ingredients
Lemon Bar Shortbread Crust
- 1 cup softened unsalted butter (2 sticks)
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
Lemon Bar Filling
- 4 whole eggs
- 1 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 4 tbsp all-purpose flour
- 6 tbsp lemon juice
- 1/4 cup confectioners sugar
Instructions
Lemon Bar Shortbread Crust
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- In a large bowl, add the softened butter and sugar, then cream together with a large spoon until smooth and creamy.
- Sift in the flour and mix until well blended.
- Add the shortbread crust to a greased 9-inch by 11-inch rectangular glass pan.
- Smooth and press the crust evenly across the bottom and slightly up the sides of the pan.
- Place the pan in the oven and bake until light golden brown, approximately 18 to 20 minutes.
- Remove the pan from the oven and place on a heat proof surface.
- Continue following the recipe to prepare the lemon bar filling.
Lemon Bar Filling
- Cut the lemons in half and juice the lemons.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the sugar and eggs.
- Stir in the baking powder and flour.
- Add the lemon juice to the bowl, and mix until well blended.
- Pour the lemon bar filling into the pan with the prepared, pre-baked shortbread crust.
- Place the pan back in the oven and cook for 17 to 20 minutes or until the filling is set.
- Remove the pan from the oven and place on a heatproof surface.
- Let the lemon bars cool slightly, then dust the top with the confectioner's sugar.
- Once the lemon bars are completely cooled, cut them into approximately 20 pieces.
