The Best Ever Lemon Bars
My recipe for The Best Ever Lemon Bars is super easy and perfect for lemon lovers! Cool lemon filling on top of a dreamy, buttery crust!
Ingredients
Crust
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter cold and cubed
- 1/3 cup powdered sugar
- 1 1/4 cup all purpose flour
- 1/4 tsp salt
Filling
- 5 eggs
- 1 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2/3 cup fresh squeezed lemon juice
- 6 tbsp all purpose flour
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
Topping
- zest of one lemon
- powdered sugar
Instructions
Crust
- Preheat oven to 350
- In a medium bowl add butter, flour, and powdered sugar.
- Use a pastry cutter or fork to cut the butter into the flour and sugar until crumbly dough starts to form.
- Press the mixture into a greased 9x13" pan. Bake for 12 minutes.
Filling
- In a large bowl beat the eggs with lemon juice and sugar.
- Add the flour and baking powder and whisk together well.
- Pour into baked crust and bake for 20 minutes or until edges just start to brown.
- Let cool to room temperature then add the zest of a lemon and a sprinkling of powdered sugar over the top of the bars.
- Cover and chill in refrigerator for at least 2 hours before serving.