My daughter Mary Ashley loves to cook with me, but she prefers baking sweets over dinner every night. So, because I am a wonderful parent, I bribe her to help me make dinner by agreeing to bake a dessert at the same time. One night we pulled up this recipe as we were making dinner and I tried to shoot it down because it had 3 separate steps. She insisted, and lo and behold, was she ever right. These bars are worth every tiny bit of extra effort.
Melt in Your Mouth Lemon Bars
Ingredients
- CRUST
- 2 c all purpose flour
- 1 c butter softened (no substituting)
- 1/2 c powdered sugar
- FILLING
- 4 eggs (slightly beaten)
- 2 c sugar
- 4 Tbsp flour
- 6 Tbsp lemon juice
- FROSTING
- 1/2 c butter (softened)
- 1 c powdered sugar
- 1 tsp milk
- 2 Tbsp cold water
directions
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MIX CRUST INGRED. WITH FORK AS YOU WOULD FOR A PIE CRUST. PAT INTO A 9X13 PAN WHICH HAS BEEN GREASED AND FLOURED. BAKE AT 350 DEGREES FOR 15 MINUTES.
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AS CRUST IS BAKING. MIX FILLING. AFTER CRUST HAS BAKED 15 MINUTES, POUR FILLING OVER CRUST AND CONTINUE BAKING FOR 25 MINUTES. COOL BARS COMPLETELY
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MAKE FROSTING BY BEATING BUTTER,POWDERED SUGAR AND MILK FOR 6 TO 8 MINUTES ON HIGH SPEED. THEN ADD 2 TBLSP. COLD WATER ONE AT A TIME. BEAT UNTIL SMOOTH. SPREAD OVER COOLED BARS.
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