Using only 5 simple ingredients & a very quick preparation time, this is the easiest & best lemon bars recipe I've ever tried in almost 40 years of baking.
Ingredients
FOR THE PASTRY BASE
- 1 cup cold butter, cut in small pieces
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 cups flour
- FOR THE LEMON LAYER
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1/4 cup flour
- 4 eggs
- zest of two lemons, very finely chopped
- juice of 2 lemons, about 2/3 to 3/4 cup juice
Instructions
TO MAKE THE PASTRY BASE
- Using a pastry cutter or in a food processor blend together the butter sugar and flour.
- Press evenly into the bottom of a greased and parchment paper lined 9×13 inch baking pan.
- Bake for 20 to minutes at 350 degrees F ( 325 degrees F if you are using glass bake-ware) The bottom should just be beginning to brown slightly at the top edges.