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The recipe for these tangy lemon bars comes from my cousin Bernice, a farmer's wife famous for cooking up feasts. — Mildred Keller, Rockford, Illinois
Nutritional Facts 1 bar equals 77 calories, 3 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 21 mg cholesterol, 25 mg sodium, 11 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 1 g protein.
Originally published as Bake-Sale Lemon Bars in Taste of Home June/July 1996, p37
Sweet White Wine
Enjoy this recipe with a sweet white wine such as Moscato or a sweet Riesling.
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Reviewed on Jan. 29, 2013 by tiggerbell
My family loves the sweet-tangy taste of this recipe. I used home grown Meyer Lemons, and they were awesome. Quick and easy to make, I do give this recipe 5 stars. Yummy......
Reviewed on Jan. 29, 2013 by Kaffaroni
Same as my usual lemon bar recipe except the grated lemon zest is missing. Fresh lemon juice + the zest makes for a tangy, lemon flavour. Not so good made with bottled juice and no zest.
Reviewed on Jan. 29, 2013 by zucchinilady
I added chopped pecans to my bottom layer/ very good/ will be making quite often as I have a Myer lemon tree.
Reviewed on Dec. 27, 2012 by fgilbreth
These are THE best lemon bars ever!!! My family loves the tangy flavor and crunchy crust!
Reviewed on Sep. 08, 2012 by pambosley
These turnd out very good. I added lemon zest to the mixture. Without the zest the lemon flavor wouldn't of been as strong. The crust didn't get crumbly as the directions describe. It was more of a batter and I would of preferred a different crust. Still a good recipe.
Reviewed on Jul. 12, 2012 by becky66
Absolutely delicious...melt-in-your-mouth good! I have made these many times for various events.
Reviewed on Jul. 06, 2012 by grandmagogof8
I made these today to take on a family 4th of July picnic. Like one had said, not a lot of lemon flavor, although the adults and children ate them anyway. I used the lemon juice from the bottle but am wondering if the juice from real lemons wouldn't be stronger or would just add more from the bottle next time, as I would make them again.
I made these today to take on a family 4th of July picnic. Like one had said, not a lot of lemon flavor, although the adults and children ate them anyway. I used the lemon juice from the bottle but am wondering if the juice from real lemons wouldn't be stronger or would just add more from the bottle next time, as I would make them again. Otherwise followed the recipe.
Reviewed on Apr. 09, 2012 by RendiB
Great taste.
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