Bake-Sale Lemon Bars
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The recipe for these tangy bars comes from my cousin Bernice, a farmer's wife famous for cooking up feasts. This mouth-watering dessert is perfect year-round. It's also a best-seller at church mission sales.
-Mildred Keller, Rockford, Illinois
SERVINGS: 24
CATEGORY: Dessert
METHOD: Baked
TIME: Prep: 10 min. Bake: 40 min. + cooling
Ingredients:
- 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2/3 cup confectioners' sugar
- 3/4 cup butter, softened
- 3 eggs, lightly beaten
- 1-1/2 cups sugar
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- Additional confectioners' sugar
Directions:
In a small bowl, combine flour, sugar and butter until crumbly; pat into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 20 minutes.
Meanwhile, in a bowl, whisk eggs, sugar, flour and lemon juice until frothy; pour over the hot crust.
Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool on a wire rack. Dust with confectioners' sugar. Cut into squares. Yield: 3-4 dozen.