[recipe] Lemon Bars

[Guest guest]

I always have to double or triple batch these and they

still don't last long here. Now pucker up and make ready

for lemon tasting kisses from powder sugared lips.... *mwah*

 

Lemon Bars

 

Crust:

1 cup all-purpose flour

1/3 cup margarine, softened

1/4 cup confectioners' sugar

 

Topping:

1 cup sugar

2 eggs

2 Tbs all-purpose flour

2 Tbs lemon juice

1/2 tsp lemon extract

1/2 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp salt

Confectioner's sugar

 

Combine the crust ingredients and pat into an 8 inch

square baking pan. Bake at 375F for 15 minutes.

Meanwhile, for topping, combine the sugar, eggs,

flour, lemon juice, extract, baking powder and salt in

a mixing bowl. Mix until frothy; pour over crust. Bake

at 375F for 18 to 20 minutes or until light golden brown.

Dust with confectioners' sugar.

Yield: 9 servings

 

A single rose can be my garden...

a single friend, my world.

~Leo Buscaglia, author, speaker and professor (1924-1998)