Crystal's Lemon Squares

Name: Crystal's Lemon Squares
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 12 squares
Ingredients: 1 cup flour; 1/4 cup powdered sugar; 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, softened; 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk; 1/2 cup lemon juice; 3 drops yellow food coloring (optional, just to give the lemony color); powdered sugar, for dusting

Submitted by CrystalA

"I love lemon squares, but I dislike the fact most are made with eggs. That is why I like these because there are no eggs and its an easy recipe."

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Ready In:: 40mins
Ingredients:: 7
Yields:: 12 squares

ingredients

For The Base
1 cup flour
¹⁄₄ cup powdered sugar
¹⁄₂ cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, softened
For The Topping
1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
¹⁄₂ cup lemon juice
3 drops yellow food coloring (optional, just to give the lemony color)
powdered sugar, for dusting

directions

Grease a 10x7 in dish.
Preheat oven to 350.
For base: combine flour and sugar mix well.
Add butter and blend using pastry blender or forks.
Pour into pan and gently press into it.
Place in oven for about 5 minutes.
In the meanwhile make topping.
Combine milk and lemon juice, whisk until blended.
Add food coloring.
Remove pan from oven and pour topping over.
Smooth out.
Return to oven and cook about 30 more minutes.
Once all ofthe topping begins to kinda bubble it should be done.
(The outer part will bubble for a while before the middle does, keep cooking) Remove from oven and sprinkle with sugar.
Let cool 5 minutes.