Easy lemon bars recipe - extra lemon makes these bars extra-delicious.
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 40 minutesminutes
Cooling time 30 minutesminutes
Total Time 50 minutesminutes
Servings 16bars
Author Jen Leigh
Ingredients
For the crust:
1cup (2 sticks)unsalted butter at room temperature, cut into 1-inch pieces
1/2cupgranulated sugar
2cupsall-purpose flour
1/8tspkosher salt
For the filling:
4eggs at room temperature, lightly beaten
1 1/2cupsgranulated sugar
1/4cupall-purpose flour
2/3cupfresh lemon juice
2tbspgrated lemon zest
Pinch of salt
Confectioners sugar, for dusting
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350°F.
For the crust, cream together butter and sugar in a medium bowl. Sift together the flour and salt and add to the butter/sugar mixture until just combined. Turn out dough onto a floured surface and gather it into a ball. Flatten the ball out with your hands and pat it down evenly into the bottom of a 9 x 13 inch pan lined with parchment. Chill for 30 minutes.
Bake crust until golden brown and firm, about 20 minutes.
For the filling, whisk together sugar and flour. Whisk in lightly-beaten eggs. Add lemon zest and lemon juice and whisk again. Pour over the warm crust.
Bake for an additional 20 to 25 minutes, or until filling is set and firm when lightly touched.
Transfer pan to a cooling rack and cool to room temperature, about 30 minutes.
Lift out lemon bars with parchment paper and place on a cutting board. Dust with confectioners sugar and cut into squares.