I don’t know why, but I especially love lemon bars in the summer. They are so bright and tangy and yummy, a perfect treat for summer get togethers. If life gives you lemons, save a couple for this dessert.
Ingredients
- CRUST:
- 2 c. flour
- 1 c. margarine
- ½ c. powdered sugar
- LEMON FILLING:
- 4 eggs
- 1½ c. sugar
- ¼ c. flour
- Juice of 2 lemons (or about 6 Tbsp. lemon juice)
- ½ tsp. baking powder
- a little lemon rind
Instructions
- FOR THE CRUST: Mix with pastry blender til crumbly, then press into the bottom of a 9x13 pan lined with cooking spray. Bake at 350 for about 20 minutes or until slightly brown.
- FOR THE LEMON FILLING: Mix and pour over pre-baked crust. Bake 20 minutes at 350. Sprinkle with powdered sugar and cut into bars.
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I just "pinned" this to make for my husband on Father's Day! Lemon bars are his favorite!
Lemon does sound really light and delicious this time of year!!
Made these today to take to new neighbors. Sooo yummy and so easy!
I'm madly in love with lemon bars. If you like almonds and almond flavoring at all, you'll want to try the toasted almond lemon bars I have on my site. They're KILLER good!!!! Now I've got the taste in my mouth. Must. Go. Make. Lemon Bars!!!
Would it be okay to use butter instead of margarine?
Butter would be totally fine, I actually think that I used butter on that batch.
these were so good that we actually made them a second time this week! The recipes on this blog are wonderful! I have been sharing on facebook and linking your blog to mine, they are all so wonderful.
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