These deliciously sweet and tart Lemon Bars are made fully from scratch with a buttery shortbread crust and an extra thick layer of perfectly tart lemon filling!
Prep Time20 minutesminutes
Cook Time40 minutesminutes
Additional Time2 hourshours
Total Time3 hourshours
Ingredients
Shortbread Crust
½cupunsalted butter, softened
¼cupgranulated sugar
1cupall-purpose flour
½teaspoonsalt
Lemon Filling:
4large eggs
1 ½cupsgranulated sugar
⅓cupall-purpose flour
⅔cuplemon juice, about 3 lemons, juiced
zest of 2 lemons
1teaspoonvanilla extract
powdered sugar, for dusting
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350°F. Line an 8x8 glass baking pan with parchment paper.
In a medium bowl, blend together butter and 1/4 cup sugar. Add in flour and salt, beating until well combined.
Press into the bottom of prepared baking pan. Bake for 20 minutes, or until firm and golden brown.
In another bowl, whisk together the remaining 1 1/2 cups sugar and 1/3 cup flour. Whisk in the eggs, lemon juice, lemon zest and vanilla extract. Pour over the baked crust.
Return to oven and bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until top is light golden brown.
Let cool completely, or refrigerate for 2 hours to chill, before slicing into squares.