Lemon Bars

By marlene

Ingredients

• Crust:
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 cup margarine
• Filling:
• 4 eggs
• 2/3 cups lemon juice
• 1 1/4 cups [ 14 ounce can] carnation sweetened condensed milk
• 1 tbs flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 4 drops yellow food coloring
• 1 tbs grated lemon zest
• Powdered sugar optional fresh berries or lemon twist for garnish

Preparation

Step 1

Crust:
Using pastry cutter, combine powdered sugar, flour and margarine until crumbly. Press lightly into bottom and up sides of ungreased 13x9x2 inch pan. Bake at 350* for 20 minutes.

Filling:
Beat eggs, condensed milk until fluffy. Add lemon juice, flour, baking powder, salt and yellow food color. Mix until blended. Stir in lemon zest. Pour over crust. Bake at 350* for 20 to 25 minutes until set and crust browned. Cool in pan, refrigerate. Sprinkle with powdered sugar and add garnish.