Shortbread Lemon Bars Recipe
- 2 cups plus 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon fine salt
- 2 sticks (8 ounces) cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces, plus more for coating the baking dish
- 1 3/4 cups granulated sugar
- 6 large eggs
- 3/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice (from 5 medium lemons)
- 2 teaspoons finely grated lemon zest (from 1 medium lemon)
- Heat the oven to 350 degrees F and arrange a rack in the middle.
- Coat a 13-by-9-inch baking dish with butter; set aside.
- Place 2 cups of the flour, the powdered sugar, and 1/4 teaspoon of the salt in the bowl of a food processor fitted with a blade attachment and pulse briefly to combine.
- Scatter the butter pieces over the flour mixture and pulse until the dough just begins to come together, about 20 (1-second) pulses.
- Crumble the dough into the prepared baking dish and, using the base of a measuring cup or a glass dipped in flour, press evenly into the pan.
- Bake until the crust is fully set and just starting to brown on the edges, about 25 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and let cool while you make the filling, at least 5 minutes.
- Reduce the oven temperature to 325 degrees F.
- To make the filling, combine the remaining 3 tablespoons flour, the remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt, the granulated sugar, and the eggs in a large bowl and whisk until the sugar has dissolved and the mixture is smooth, about 2 minutes.
- Add the lemon juice and zest and whisk until well combined.
- Pour the filling over the baked crust, return to the oven, and bake until set, about 25 to 35 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and let cool on a wire rack.
- Cut into squares and serve.
flour, powdered sugar, salt, cold unsalted butter, sugar, eggs, freshly squeezed lemon juice, lemon zest
Taken from www.chowhound.com/recipes/shortbread-lemon-bars-12130 (may not work)