The Best Easy Lemon Bars Recipe
The Best Easy Lemon Bars Recipe - easy cookie crust and lemon curd topped with powdered sugar for a classic lemon bar dessert everyone loves!
Servings: 8 people
Calories: 591kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter room temperature
- ½ cups powdered sugar
- 2 cup flour
- ½ tsp salt
- 4 eggs
- 5-6 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 ¾ cup sugar
- ⅓ cup flour
- ¼ cup powdered sugar or more, to taste
Instructions
- In a medium size bowl, mix butter, powdered sugar, flour, and salt together with a fork or pastry cutter.
- Add mixture to an 8x8 pan that is well lined with parchment paper.
- Bake for 20 minutes at 375.
- Crust should be firm but not browned.
- In a stand mixer, or a bowl with a handheld mixer, blend eggs, lemon juice, sugar, and flour until frothy, about 30 seconds.
- Pour over cookie crust.
- Bake for 15- 20 minutes at 350 degrees.
- Let cool, top with sprinkled powdered sugar.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 591kcal | Carbohydrates: 85g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 15g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 154mg | Sodium: 378mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 55g