Lemon Bars

LEMON BARS

Ingredients:

* 2 sticks (1 cup) butter -softened

* 2 cups flour (for crust)

* 1/2 cup powdered sugar

* 4 beaten eggs

* 2 cups sugar

* 4 tablespoons flour (for topping)

* 1/4 cup lemon juice (juice from about 3 lemons)

* 1 tablespoon finely grated lemon peel (from 3 lemons)

* sifted powdered sugar

Preparation:

Heat oven to 325°. Blend butter, 2 cups flour and 1/2 cup powdered sugar. Pat into ungreased 13x9-inch pan. Bake for 18 to 20 minutes. For filling, blend together eggs, sugar, 4 tablespoons flour, lemon juice, and lemon peel. Pour over first layer. Return to oven and bake at 325° for 20 minutes. Loosen around edges, cut into bars and sift confectioners' sugar over.

I made this tonight and I thought it was a little tart, but B was in Lemon Bar heaven. The ladies I shared it with liked it as well, so it can't be THAT bad. This recipe won a ton of awards on some site, so I gave it a shot. It was yum-deliciouso, but I puckered a few times. *** This is coming from a person who puts extra sugar in her Hot chocolate, apple cider, Kool-aid, veggies (I know. sad.) , cereal, and candy bars. Just kidding about the last one, but still! So just take B's word for it. It was so easy to make too!

psst... I put a LOT of extra powdered sugar on my 2nd piece and it helped, just don't suck in or laugh when taking a bite with a lot of Powdered sugar bc you might get powdered sugar at the back of your throat and up your nose and that's not much fun. :)