Lemon Bars

INGREDIENTS:

Crust:

• 2 cups all-purpose flour

• 1 cup butter, softened

• ½ cup white sugar

  
  

Filling:

• 1 ½ cups white sugar

• ¼ cup all-purpose flour

• 4 large eggs

• 3 lemons, juiced (2/3rd cup of lemon juice)

• Lemon zest from 2 lemons

DIRECTIONS:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F

2. To make the crust: Blend 2 cups flour, softened butter, and 1/2 cup sugar in a medium bowl until well combined.

3. Press crust into the bottom of an ungreased 9x13-inch pan.

4. Bake crust in the preheated oven until firm and golden, about 15 minutes.

5. Meanwhile, make the filling: Whisk remaining 1 1/2 cups sugar and 1/4 cup flour in a medium bowl. Whisk in eggs, then lemon juice and zest until smooth.

6. Pour filling over the baked crust.

7. Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes. Set the pan aside to cool completely; the bars will firm up as they cool.

8. When cooled, cut bars into uniform squares.