Old Fashioned Lemon Squares Recipe
s old fashioned lemons squares recipe makes a light and creamy cookie topped with a light powdered sugar dust.
Servings: 18
Calories: 171kcal
Ingredients
Flaky Crust Ingredients
- 1 ½ cup all purpose flour
- ⅔ cup powdered sugar
- ¾ cup softened butter 1 ½ sticks of butter
- ¼ teaspoon of vanilla
- ¼ teaspoon of baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon zest from one lemon
Lemon Custard Ingredients
- 6 eggs
- 2 cups white sugar
- 6 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- ½ cup freshly squeezed lemon juice 1 ½ lemons
- ½ teaspoon zest from one lemon - teaspoon
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and grease a 9x13 pan with butter and set aside.
- Add the flaky crust ingredients into the bowl and mix with a hand mixer on low speed for 2 minutes until the consistency is crumbly.
- Add the crust mixture into the prepared pan. Use your fingers to press firmly to create a compacted even layer
- Bake the crust for 22 minutes until the edges are golden brown. Remove from the oven and place on a cooling rack / or towel. (The crust does not need to cool beyond the time it takes to prepare the lemon custard.)
- In a bowl add the lemon custard ingredients. Use a hand mixer on low for 2 minutes until the consistency is smooth and silky. Pour the lemon custard over the crust.
- Bake for 25 minutes. Use a toothpick to make sure the lemon custard comes out clean.
- Place the 9x13 baking dish on a cooling rack for 1 hour until bars are at room temperature. Transfer to the refrigerator for 2 hours or until chilled.
- 8.. Cut into 20 bars.
Notes
One can add powdered sugar and sliced lemon on top of each bar.
Use a glass or ceramic plan. Do not use metal, as the lemon bars will taste of metallic.
Always use fresh juice over store-bought. You will reap all the benefits of the lemon flavor.
The bars may seem wobbly and not fully set, even though the toothpick comes out clean, but they will continue to bake while cooling.
The chill time is extremely important for the bars to be completely set.
These can be gluten-free by replacing the all-purpose flour with gluten-free all purpose flour.
Use a glass or ceramic plan. Do not use metal, as the lemon bars will taste of metallic.
Always use fresh juice over store-bought. You will reap all the benefits of the lemon flavor.
The bars may seem wobbly and not fully set, even though the toothpick comes out clean, but they will continue to bake while cooling.
The chill time is extremely important for the bars to be completely set.
These can be gluten-free by replacing the all-purpose flour with gluten-free all purpose flour.
Nutrition
Calories: 171kcal | Carbohydrates: 37g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 55mg | Sodium: 21mg | Potassium: 35mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 27g | Vitamin A: 79IU | Calcium: 10mg | Iron: 1mg