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Luscious Lemon Bars Recipe

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Prep Time:
20 min

Cook Time:
40 Min

Servings:
24 Servings

Difficulty:
Easy

Prep Time:
20 min

Cook Time:
40 Min

Servings:
24 Servings

Difficulty:
Easy

INGREDIENTS

  • CRUST
  • 1 1/4 C. all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 C. powdered sugar
  • 1/4 tsp. salt
  • 1/2 C. Crisco® Butter Flavor All-Vegetable Shortening
  • FILLING
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 C. sugar
  • 2 Tbsp. all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp. Clabber Girl® Baking Powder
  • 1/4 C. fresh lemon juice
  • 2 tsp. grated lemon peel
  • GLAZE
  • 1/2 C. powdered sugar
  • 1 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice
  • 1/2 tsp. grated lemon peel
  • Powdered sugar

DIRECTIONS

  1. HEAT oven to 350ºF. Line 8-inch square pan with foil. Coat with no-stick cooking spray.
  2. FOR CRUST: COMBINE flour, powdered sugar and salt in medium bowl. Cut in shortening with pastry blender until evenly moistened. Press into bottom of prepared pan. Bake 15 minutes.
  3. FOR FILLING: WHISK eggs until blended. Whisk in sugar, flour, baking powder, lemon juice and lemon peel. Pour over partially baked crust. Bake 22 to 25 minutes or until light golden brown.
  4. FOR GLAZE: STIR together powdered sugar, lemon juice and lemon peel. Spread on hot lemon filling. Cool on wire rack. Chill until firm. Remove from pan using edges of foil. Sprinkle with powdered sugar. Cut into bars.

Nutrition

Serving size
(1 bar of 24)

  • Calories 120
  • Calories from Fat40g
  • Total Fat 4g
  • Saturated Fat 1g
  • Polyunsaturated Fat 0g
  • Monounsaturated Fat 0g
  • Cholesterol 20mg
  • Sodium 40mg
  • Potassium 0mg
  • Total Carbohydrates 19g
  • Dietary Fiber 0g
  • Sugars 13g
  • Protein 1g
  • Vitamin A 0%
  • Vitamin C 0%
  • Vitamin D 0%
  • Calcium 0%
  • Thiamin 0%
  • Niacin 0%
  • Zinc 0%
  • Riboflavin 0%
  • Iron 0%

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet