My Lemon Bars

Name: My Lemon Bars
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 30 bars
Ingredients: 1/4 cup butter, room temperature; 1/4 cup margarine, room temperature; 1/3 cup powdered sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 4 large eggs, room temperature; 3/4 cup granulated sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon baking powder; 1 large lemon, juice and zest of, to make up 1/2 cup juice; powdered sugar, for dusting

Submitted by Emjay99

"My take on this popular bar with slightly less sugar. These freeze well."

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Ready In:: 30mins
Ingredients:: 14
Yields:: 30 bars

ingredients

BASE
¹⁄₄ cup butter, room temperature
¹⁄₄ cup margarine, room temperature
¹⁄₃ cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 ¹⁄₂ cups all-purpose flour
¹⁄₄ teaspoon salt
FILLING
4 large eggs, room temperature
³⁄₄ cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
¹⁄₄ teaspoon salt
¹⁄₂ teaspoon baking powder
1 large lemon, juice and zest of, to make up 1/2 cup juice
powdered sugar, for dusting

directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
BASE: Cream together butter, margarine, powdered sugar and vanilla extract.
Sift in 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour and salt.
Press into a sprayed 9 x 13 inch shiny bar pan.
Bake 10 to 12 minutes until light brown. Do not burn.
Remove from oven to cool.
FILLING: In a mixing bowl beat together the eggs, 3/4 cup sugar and vanilla extract.
Stir in the 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour, salt and baking powder.
Stir in lemon zest and juice.
Pour over cooled crust and bake a further 20 minutes or until just set.
Cool in the pan until the filling has firmed up before cutting into bars.
Remove bars to wire rack - allow to cool completely then dust with extra powdered sugar.