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Lemon Bars

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30 Years of Southern Living Recipe

Lemon Bars never go out of style, and this version is one of our favorites. The bars have a thick shortbread crust and just the right amount of lemon in the cheese like filling.

Yield: 12 Servings Ready in 45 minutes

Cuisine: AmericanMain Ingredient: Lemon

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Servings          
Original recipe makes 12 Servings
2 1/2 cupsall-purpose flour; divided
3/4 cupsifted powdered sugar; divided
1 cupcold butter or margarine; cut up
1/2 teaspoonbaking powder
4 largeEggs; beaten
2 cupssugar
1/3 cuplemon juice
Garnish:
fresh mint leaves

Lemon Bars Preparation

COMBINE 2 cups flour and 1/2 cup powdered sugar. Cut butter into flour mixture with a pastry blender until mixture is crumbly.

SPOON flour mixture into a 13x9-inch pan; press into pan evenly and firmly, using fingertips. Bake at 350-degrees(F) for 20 to 25 minutes or until lightly browned.

COMBINE 1/2 cup flour and baking powder; set aside. Combine eggs, 2 cups sugar, and lemon juice; heat well. Stir dry ingredients into egg mixture, and pour over baked crust.

BAKE at 350-degrees(F) for 22 to 25 minutes or until lightly browned and set. Cool on a wire rack. Sprinkle with 1/4 cup powdered sugar, and cut into bars. Garnish, if desired.

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Calories Per Serving: 401
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