Melt in Your Mouth Lemon Bars

By doodanger

Ingredients

• Crust:
• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 cup butter softened
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• Filling:
• 4 eggs slightly beaten
• 2 cups sugar
• 4 tbsp. flour
• 6 tbsp. lemon juice
• Frosting:
• 1/2 cup butter (softened)
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 tsp. milk
• 2 tbsp. cold water

Preparation

Step 1

Mix crust ingredients with fork as you would for a pie crust. Pat into a 9x13 pan which has been greased and floured. Bake at 350F for 15 minutes.

As crust is baking, mix filling. After crust has baked 15 minutes, pour filling over crust and continue baking for 25 minutes. Cool bars completely.

Make frosting by beating butter, powdered sugar and milk for 6 - 8 minutes on high speed. Then add 2 tbsp. cold water, one at a time. Beat until smooth. Spread over cooled bars.