Lemon Bars
This lemon bar recipe has the perfect ratio of buttery shortbread to tangy lemon filling. Best of all, they're super easy to make!
Servings: 16 bars
Calories: 153kcal
Ingredients
Shortbread Crust
- 1/2 cup salted butter room temperature
- 1 cup flour
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
Filling
- 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- powdered sugar for dusting
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and lightly grease a 9x9" glass baking dish.
- Combine the butter, flour and powdered sugar; press into the bottom of the pan.
- Bake for 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and make the filling.
- For the lemon filling, combine the lemon juice, eggs, sugar, flour and baking powder. Whisk until well-combined.
- Pour the filling over the crust and bake an additional 18-22 minutes.
- Let cool completely; refrigerate until time to serve.
- Dust with powdered sugar and enjoy!
Nutrition
Serving: 1bar | Calories: 153kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 36mg | Sodium: 69mg | Potassium: 21mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 207IU | Vitamin C: 0.7mg | Calcium: 15mg | Iron: 0.2mg