Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Luscious Lemon Bars


1 cup all-purpose flour
1/3 cup plus 1 Tblspn. confectioner’s sugar                     ¾ cup granulated sugar
½ cup butter or margarine                                                ½ cup thawed frozen bottled lemon juice
4 large eggs                                                                             from concentrate

Mix flour and 1/3 cup confectioner’s sugar in a medium-size bowl. Cut in butter until mixture resembles small peas. Mixture will be dry and crumbly. Press in bottom of un-greased 9-inch square baking pan. Bake in preheated 350 degree oven 15 minutes or until lightly golden. Meanwhile with electric mixer at high speed beat eggs in a medium-size bowl about 3 minutes until pale and thickened. Gradually add granulated sugar and continue beating 1 minutes longer or until mixture is thick. Stir in lemon juice. Pour into hot crust; bake 15 minutes or until golden and pick inserted in center comes out clean. Sprinkle with the remaining 1 Tblspn. confectioner’s sugar. Cool in pan on rack. Cut in 4 x 1-inch bars.
Makes 16.   Per bar: 149 cal, 3 g pro. 19 g car, 8 g fat, 81 mg chol with butter, 63 mg chol with margarine, 86 mg sod.


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