Lemon Bars. Delicious Vegan Bars Made with only Real Lemon, Cashews, Almonds and Dates. Excellent, everything a true lemon bar should be. These lemon squares are a delightful recipe from my mother's file.

The color and shape make them a nice addition to a platter of cookies. —Etta Soucy, Mesa, Arizona The Contessa's easy-to-make lemon bars make a great dessert for a picnic. Citrus zest is a great flavor booster. I love lemon bars, but they often fall by the wayside and get forgotten for months at a time in our house. You can cook Lemon Bars using 12 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Lemon Bars

1. Prepare of Crust.
2. You need 1 cup of unsalted butter (softened).
3. You need 1/2 cup of white sugar.
4. You need 2 cups of all purpose flour.
5. It's 1/4 teaspoon of salt.
6. It's of Custard.
7. It's 4 of eggs.
8. Prepare 1/2 cup of lemon juice.
9. It's 1 1/2 cups of white sugar.
10. Prepare 1/4 cup of all purpose flour.
11. Prepare of Toppings.
12. You need of Powdered sugar.

We're much more of a chocolate chip cookie/chocolate pie/chocolate sheet cake/chocolate ice cream/chocolate potato chip/chocolate everything household, followed by fruit cobblers and crisps…so I sometimes have to remember to bring lemon bars back into the forefront from time to time. The lemon curd filling is extra thick and creamy and sits on an irresistible butter shortbread crust. Always bake lemon bars at a lower temperature to avoid over-baking. See recipe notes for important tips.

Lemon Bars step by step

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. In a medium bowl, combine ingredients for the crust (softened butter, 2 cups flour, 1/2 cup sugar and salt)..
3. Press the dough in an ungreased 9x13 inch pan. Use a fork to poke holes in the dough..
4. Bake the crust for 15 minutes until firm and golden..
5. In another bowl, whisk the eggs, lemon juice, and white sugar. Then add the flour..
6. Take the crust out of the oven and let it cool for a few minutes..
7. Pour the custard mixture in the baked crust and put it back in the oven for 15 mins..
8. Let the lemon bars cool to room temperature..
9. Cut the lemon bars into squares then sprinkle powdered sugar on top..

They're simply the best lemon bars and are perfect for picnics, bake sales, spring brunches, baby showers, and bridal showers. Lemon bars aren't inherently difficult to make, but they do require some time. How do you make lemon bars? Use a glass pan - a metal pan often transfers a metallic taste to the lemon bars; Line the pan with parchment paper - this will make it much easier to get the lemon bars out; Use REAL lemons - the bottled lemon juice won't cut it on these. Lemon Bar Recipes Summery, sweet-tart lemon bars topped with powdered sugar are easier to make from scratch than you think.