Luscious Lemon Squares

By á-44741

Ingredients

• 1 cup Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
• 1/4 cup powdered sugar
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2 teaspoons grated lemon peel, if desired
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs
• Powdered sugar

Details

Servings 25
Preparation time 10mins
Cooking time 60mins
Adapted from bettycrocker.com

Preparation

Step 1

1
Heat oven to 350ºF.

2
Mix flour, butter and powdered sugar. Press in ungreased square pan, 8x8x2 or 9x9x2 inches, building up 1/2-inch edges.

3
Bake crust 20 minutes.

4
Beat granulated sugar, lemon peel, lemon juice, baking powder, salt and eggs with electric mixer on high speed about 3 minutes or until light and fluffy. Pour over hot crust.

5
Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until no indentation remains when touched lightly in center. Cool; dust with powdered sugar. Cut into about 1 1/2-inch squares.