The Best Lemon Bars You Will Ever Eat

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1 cup butter (1/2lb) or 1 cup margarine, cold (1/2lb)
• 4 eggs
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 2 large lemons, juice of, about a 1/2 cup
• 1 pinch salt

Recipe

• 1 crust:.
• 2 mix 2 cups flour and powdered sugar. cut in the butter then use your hands to knead it into a moist ball. line a 9x13 pan with parchment paper and brush with melted butter. pat the dough into an even layer at the bottom of the prepped pan. bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes.
• 3 while crust is baking mix: eggs, granulated sugar, remaining flour, lemon juice and salt.
• 4 pour over baked crust. bake for 20 min more. if it's still a little loose in the middle turn off the oven, open the door for one minute to allow heat to escape then close it and leave in cooling oven for another 5-10 minutes until it has set.
• 5 remove from oven. using the parchment as a sling carefully move uncut bar to a cutting surface. cut immediately into squares with a long sharp knife (run knife under hot water before and between cuts) and sprinkle with sifted powdered sugar (optional). allow to cool.