Lemon Snow Bars

By criscrossqz

I know Beth and Heather love these ~ it's an old recipe, but always a hit

Ingredients

• Crust:
• 1 cup flour
• 1/4 cup powdered sugar
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted REAL butter, chilled (cut in pieces)
• Top layer:
• 2 eggs
• 3/4 – 1 cup granulated sugar
• 3 TB lemon juice
• 3/4 tsp grated lemon rind (optional)
• 2 TB flour
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• powdered sugar (to dust on top of cooled bars)

Details

Servings 12

Preparation

Step 1

Whisk or sift together flour and powdered sugar; cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse meal (pastry cutter or forks). Pat into ungreased 8” square pan. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes. … Meanwhile, beat eggs until blended and slowly add sugar, beating. Blend lemon juice and rind into egg mixture. Sift/whisk together 2 TB flour and baking powder; stir into egg mixture. Pour over slightly cooled crust. Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes. Cool. Dust extra powdered sugar on top. Cut into 20 bars.

Variation: LIME juice and grated lime peel (plus 1-2 drops green food coloring) can be substituted for lemon