lime bars

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup butter
• 4 eggs
• 1/3 cup lime juice
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 cups white sugar
• 2 teaspoons grated lime peel, or more to taste
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 drop green food coloring, or as desired (optional)
• 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1 tablespoon lime juice
• 1 teaspoon grated lime peel (optional)

Recipe

Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 35 mins Ready Time: 3 hrs


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). grease a 12x15-inch baking dish.
• mix 2 cups flour, 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar, and salt in a bowl; cut in butter with a pastry cutter until crust mixture resembles crumbs. pat crust evenly into bottom of the prepared baking dish.
• bake crust in the preheated oven for 10 minutes.
• whisk eggs, 1/3 cup lime juice, 1/4 cup flour, white sugar, 2 teaspoons lime peel, baking powder, and food coloring in a bowl; pour over the crust.
• return baking dish to oven; bake until filling is set, about 25 minutes. cool thoroughly.
• whisk 1 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar, 1 tablespoon lime juice, and 1 teaspoon grated lime peel to make a smooth glaze; spread evenly over cooled lime bars. let glaze set before serving.