Rich lemon bars

24 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1½ cup Plus 3 tablespoons unsifted flour
½ cup Confectioners' sugar
¾ cup Cold margarine or butter
4 Eggs, slightly beaten
1½ cup Granulated sugar
1 teaspoon Baking powder
½ cup Lemon Juice form concentrate
Additional confectioners' sugar

Directions

Preheat oven to 350F. In a medium bowl, combine 1½ cups flour and ½ cup confectioners' sugar; cut in margarine until crumbly. Press onto bottom of a lightly greased 13 x 9-inch baking pan; bake for 15 minutes. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine eggs, granulated sugar, baking powder, lemon juice and remaining 3 tablespoons flour; mix well. Pour over baked crust; bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool. Cut into bars. Sprinkle with additional confectioners' sugar. Store covered in refrigerator.

Makes 24 to 36 bars.

Borden's Recipes S.F. Chronicle 10/11/92 Posted by Stephen Ceideberg; October 14 1992.

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