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Pecan Lemon Bars Recipe

June Trom of Blooming Prairie, Minnesota takes advantage of convenient refrigerated cookie dough to make these luscious lemon squares. "My 27 grandchildren love their sweet and tangy flavor," she reports.

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Pecan Lemon Bars Recipe

Prep: 15 min. Bake: 30 min.

Yield: 24-30 Servings

15 30 45

Ingredients

1 tube (18 ounces) refrigerated sugar cookie dough
1 cup chopped pecans, divided
1/3 cup corn syrup
1/4 cup lemon juice
1 egg, beaten
1 tablespoon butter, melted
1 tablespoon grated lemon peel
1/2 cup sugar
5 teaspoons all-purpose flour
Confectioners' sugar

Directions

Cut dough into 1/2-in. slices; press into an ungreased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Sprinkle with 1/2 cup pecans; press firmly into crust. Bake at 375° for 10-12 minutes or until light golden brown. Reduce heat to 350°.
In a small bowl, combine the corn syrup, lemon juice, egg, butter and lemon peel. Combine the sugar, flour and remaining pecans; stir into lemon mixture until blended. Pour over crust.
Bake for 18-20 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack. Dust with confectioners' sugar. Cut into bars. Yield: 2 to 2-1/2 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 each) equals 133 calories, 7 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 13 mg cholesterol, 82 mg sodium, 17 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 1 g protein.

Originally published as Pecan Lemon Bars in Quick Cooking May/June 2000, p55

Sweet White Wine

Enjoy this recipe with a sweet white wine such as Moscato or a sweet Riesling.

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Reviewed on Apr. 02, 2013 by lurky27

I like these because they're a bit different. Yummy!

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Reviewed on Jun. 09, 2012 by cwtrickster

I will use gluten free flour but the recipes sounds great. I plan to make tomorrow for Sunday nite church.

Reviewed on Nov. 13, 2009 by JansFood

I was a little disappointed with the bars, but my husband and others in our small group really liked them. I used a combination of pecans and walnuts, which tasted good. The recipe said to use an ungreased pan, but I think using a light spritz of cooking spray would help get them out of the pan more easily.