Best Lemon Bars
- Shortbread Base
- 3/4 cup butter
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Topping
- 4 large eggs
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup fresh lemon juice
- 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 3 tablespoons confectioners' sugar, for sprinkling
- Shortbread Base:Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Cut butter into 1/2 inch pieces.
- In food processor, process all ingredients until mixture begins to form small lumps.
- Press mixture evenly into 9x13 baking pan.
- Bake in middle of oven until golden, about 20 minutes.
- While shortbread is baking, prepare topping.
- Topping: In bowl whisk together eggs and granulated sugar until combined well.
- Stir in lemon juice and flour.
- Pour lemon mixture over hot shortbread base.
- Reduce oven temperature to 300 degrees and bake in middle of oven until set, about 30 minutes.
- Let cool completely in pan then sprinkle with confectioner's sugar.
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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/best-lemon-bars-62149 (may not work)