My Favorite Lemon Bars

Lemon bars are what got me addicted to baking. I was always searching for my perfect lemon bar, and during the process I found my passion. Summer is the perfect season for eating lemon bars. These don't need to be eaten warm, they're good with powdered sugar, and it reminds me of a glass of cold lemonade. If you agree with that, you will love these lemon bars.

 This recipe came from a cookbook that I got for $5! If that isn't enough reason to love this recipe, after lots of taste testing this has been deemed my favorite lemon bars. They have a crispy crust topped with a lemon curd. My boyfriend calls it "jelly". Whatever, it's delicious and fairly easy to make.


Justine's Favorite Lemon Bars, adapted from The Best Bake Sale Ever Cookbook



Ingredients
Crust
1 Cup ap flour
1/2 Cup confectioners' sugar
2 Tablespoons lemon zest
6 Tablespoons unsalted butter, in small pieces

Lemon filling
4 eggs
1 Cup sugar
1/2 Cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
3 Tablespoons all purpose flour








First make your crust. 
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Combine in a medium/small bowl. Cut in butter. Combine, mixture should be like coarse corn meal. Press into the bottom of your ungreased baking pan, I used a square 8" pan. Bake about 8-10 minutes, until crust is golden brown.



While crust is baking, make the lemon filling.
With an electric mixer, beat eggs, sugar and lemon juice until light, about 2 minutes. Add in flour and mix until just combined. Pour onto prepared crust, bake an additional 20-25 minutes. Remove from oven, allow lemon bars to cool in pan on a wire cooling rack. Cut and serve. Refrigerate leftovers, eat within 3 days.

Bon apetit!