Love The Mama Lemon Bars

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 1/8 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 2 eggs
• 2/3 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1/3 cup fresh lemon juice
• 1 1/2 teaspoons grated lemon zest
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar, or as needed

Recipe

Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 50 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 20 mins


• preheat the oven to 325 degrees f (165 degrees c).
• in a medium bowl, mix together the flour, 1/3 cup of confectioners' sugar, and butter until butter is in very small crumbs. press into the bottom of a 11x7-inch pan.
• bake for 25 minutes in the preheated oven, or until firm and lightly browned. while the crust is baking, whisk together the eggs, 2/3 cup of confectioners' sugar, lemon juice and lemon zest in a medium bowl. just before the crust is done, stir in the baking powder. pour over the crust while it is hot, and return to the oven.
• bake for another 25 minutes in the preheated oven, until set. dust with remaining confectioners' sugar when cool.