Finally! Lemon Bars That I Love!

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups flour, plus
• 3 tablespoons flour, divided
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 3/4 cup cold butter, cut into small pieces (1 1/2 sticks)
• 1/3 cup lemon juice concentrate, can of course sub fresh
• 3 large eggs
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 -4 tablespoon powdered sugar (i used a lot)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 line a 13" x 9" baking pan with foil extending it over the sides a little. lightly spray foil with butter-flavored cooking spray.
• 3 in medium bowl, combine 1 1/2 cups flour and 1/2 cup powdered sugar. i use a whisk.
• 4 with pastry blender, cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• 5 sprinkle dough evenly into bottom of pan. level, brushing with your hand lightly, then pat dough firmly into bottom.
• 6 bake 15-17 minutes until lightly browned.
• 7 meanwhile, in large mixer, beat eggs on high speed until thick and lemon-colored, about 3-4 minutes.
• 8 reduce speed to low, add lemon juice, sugar, baking powder, salt, and remaining 3 tbl. flour.
• 9 beat until blended, scraping sides and bottom of bowl occaisionally.
• 10 pour filling over warm crust.
• 11 bake 15 minutes, or until filling is just set and golden around the edges.
• 12 transfer pan to wire rack.
• 13 sift powdered sugar (1 tbl.-1/4 cup) on top over warm filling.
• 14 cool completely in pan on wire rack.
• 15 when cool, lift out holding on to foil, and transfer whole thing to a cutting board or surface.
• 16 when cool, cut into bars.
• 17 makes 24-36 bars.