Really great recipe for Lemon Squares

[supernova]

I have a thing about lemon squares. They are one of my favorite desserts. :D

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The simple pleasure of sweet/sour contrast is so enticing to me.

Well, I've bought enough of these things at the grocery store that I thought, why don't I make them? I'm sure I have the recipe somewhere here. And I did. I found it in a community cookbook from ages ago that my parents must have picked up at the State Fair in the early 80s.

**Warning** This makes a lot of lemon squares!

Lemon Squares:

Crust:
2 sticks margerine (I used butter. Julia would be so proud!)
2 Cups all-purpose flour, plain
1/2 C powdered sugar

Mix the above ingredients well. Mixture will be crubly. Pat mixture in ungreased 13x9x2-inch pan. Press evenly and firmly. Bake for 15 minutes in 350-degree oven.

While the crust is baking mix the following:

Filling:
4 eggs
2 C sugar
6 Tablespoons lemon juice
1/2 tsp salt
4 Tbsp flour
Grated rind of 1 or 2 lemons, optional but gives more lemon flavor. (I'll say. I added zest from 3 lemons and the juice of 4, plus a dolp of lemon extract.)

Pour mixture over baked crust and return to oven for 20 minutes. Remove from oven, let cool a few minutes, then sprinkle with powderded sugar. Let cool before cutting into desire size bars or squares.

[MagickMuffin]

1. I've been making my own Lemon Squares

here's a cool tip I do after they come outta the oven, squeeze some lemon juice over the top, it gives it an additional pucker power kick!

I don't add the powder sugar on top.

You could also half the recipe (and use a smaller pan) if you don't want that many on hand, tempting you every time you go in the kitchen.

[hippywife]

2. I love lemon squares, too!

I don't get to make them often because my husband would rather have something like oatmeal, or molasses, or chocolate cookies in his lunch and I'm not going to eat a whole batch of these myself, even tho I'd like to try. LOL

Maybe if I make him another delicious pie, I can have these as the trade off. :rofl:

[Love Bug]

3. I adore really good lemon bars!

I will give your's a try. They sound pretty awesome.