Classic Lemon Bars
Buttery shortbread crust topped with a bright, tangy lemon filling and finished with powdered sugar.
🍽 16 servings
⏱ Prep: 15 min
🔥 Cook: 45 min
⏰ Total: 22 min
📊 Medium
Vegetarian
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 4 large eggs
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 2/3 cup fresh lemon juice
- 1 tbsp lemon zest
- powdered sugar, for finishing
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Line a 9x13-inch pan with parchment.
- Cream butter and sugar.
- Mix in flour and salt until crumbly.
- Press evenly into pan.
- Bake 18-22 minutes until lightly golden.
- Whisk eggs and sugar.
- Whisk in flour.
- Add lemon juice and zest.
- Pour filling over HOT crust.
- Bake 20-25 minutes until center is set with a slight jiggle.
- Cool completely.
- Chill at least 1 hour.
- Dust with powdered sugar.
- Slice with a clean knife.