Lemon Bars
the best lemon bar recipe you can find
Equipment
- 1 9x13 pan
Ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 8 large eggs room temperature
- 2/3 cuos powdered sugar
- 1 tsp salt
- 12 tbsp unsalted butter melted
- 4 tbsp lemon zest
- 3 cups sugar
- 1 cup lemon juice fresh squeeze
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350F and line 9x12 pan with parchment paper
- Whisk 2 1/2 cups of flour with powdered sugar and salt together.
- Pour in the melted butter and mix until well combined. You can add a dash of vanilla as optional
- Sprinkle the dough into the pan and press down into a flat layer. Bake it for 20 minutes
- While the crust is baking, using a large bowl, add the sugar and zest of three lemons. Whisk until combined.
- Continue to add the remaining of flour and mix well.
- Pour in the lemon juice and add the eggs. Then mix very well until completely combined.
- Pour the filling onto the warm crust and bake for another 25 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and allow to cool for at least an hour.
- Put in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours or overnight
- When it's ready to serve, dust with powdered sugar and cut into 16 bars using a clean, sharp knife.