Lemon Chess Squares

By sugarbear

Ingredients

• Makes 24 squares
• 1 cup butter
• 1 pound (1 box) light brown sugar
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 4 eggs, beaten
• 4 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 2 cups sifted all - purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• Confectioners’ sugar for dusting

Preparation

Step 1

1. Heat oven to 300 degrees. Grease and flour a 9-by13-inch baking pan.

2. Heat butter and both sugars in a saucepan. Remove from heat and add remaining ingredients except confectioners’ sugar; mix well. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake 40 minutes. When a knife is inserted in the center, a few crumbs should cling to it. Let cool slightly, then dust with confectioners’ sugar. Let it cool completely in the pan, cut into 24 squares.