Grandma June's Recipe Box · Chapter 4

Tess's Lemon Bars

“Little Tess licks the bowl every time. Every single time.”

You'll need

• 1 cup butter, softened
• ½ cup powdered sugar, plus more for dusting
• 2 cups flour
• 4 eggs
• 1½ cups sugar
• ¼ cup flour (for filling)
• ⅔ cup lemon juice
• Zest of 2 lemons

How to make it

1. Heat the oven to 350°F. Mix the butter, powdered sugar and 2 cups flour; press into a 9×13 pan.
2. Bake the crust 18–20 minutes.
3. Whisk the eggs, sugar, ¼ cup flour, lemon juice and zest.
4. Pour over the hot crust and bake 20 more minutes. Cool, then dust with powdered sugar.

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