Lemon Bars

Lemon Bar Recipe
For the Crust:
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/8 tsp salt
1/2 cup confect sugar
1 stick (8 Tbs.) butter, melted but not hot

For Filling:
2 large eggs
3/4 cup sugar
1 1/2 Tbs all-purpose flour
6 Tbs. juice from 2 lemons
2 tsps. finely grated lemon zest

adjust oven rack to lower middle position and heat oven to 325 degrees.  Spray an 8x8 inch baking pan with veg cooking spray(pam). Fit a 8 inch by 16 inch piece of heavy-duty foil across pan bottom and up the 2 sides as foil overhangs to pull bars easy from the pan.  Spray foil with Veg cooking spray (pam).  Mix flour, salt, confect sugar in a medium bowl; stir in butter to form dough.  Press dough into pan bottom (the bottom of a measuring cup dipped in flour helps) - Bake until pale golden, about 20 minutes.  While pastry bakes, whisk eggs, sugar, flour,lemon juice and zest in a medium bowl. Remove pan from oven. Add lemon mixture and continue to bake until just set, about 20 minutes longer, let cool in pan for a few minutes and then using foil overhang handles, pull bars from pan and let them cool completely. Cut into squares and serve up!

I doubled this recipe because the above only makes about 12 bars.

simple and delicious to make - if you want my recipe just let me know! Has a shortbread thin crust and sweet/tart filling made with fresh squeezed lemons.  Easy to pick up like eating a cookie!