Lemon Bars

Thick, buttery crust topped with a luscious lemon filling. A tart and sweet
treat!

Servings: 24 bars

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Prep Time
10 minutes

Cook Time
40 minutes

Cooling Time
4 hours

Total Time
4 hours, 50 minutes

Dessert

American

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🧂 Ingredients

1 Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a 9×16 baking pan with parchment and set aside.
2 In a mixing bowl stir together melted butter, sugar, vanilla and salt until
smooth. Add flour and stir to combine. When a ball begins to form stop mixing.
3 Press dough into the prepared baking pan. Ensure dough is evenly distributed and
pressed well into the pan. I use the bottom of a cup measure to make my crust
even and smooth.
4 Bake crust for 15-20 minutes, the crust should be every lightly browned at the
edges. Remove from the oven and set aside to cool. Leave the oven on.
5 In a large bowl whisk together sugar, eggs, lemon juice and flour. Ensure
filling is completely smooth. Pour over semi cooled crust.
6 Bake for 30-35 minutes. The centre of the bars should be set, but soft. Jiggle
the pan if the centre isn't runny they are done. Cool at room temperature for 1
hour. Then place in the fridge for at least another 3 hours, but for best
results chill in the fridge overnight.
7 When ready to serve lift bars out of the pan and slice into squares. Dust with
powdered sugar. Enjoy!