With Summer upon us I was looking for something fresh to bake this weekend and was reminded of this favorite of my husbands. He loves them so much that my mom baked a huge amount of them for our wedding as his treat. Hope you like them too!
Lemon Squares
Base 2 cups flour 1/2 cup icing sugar 1 cup butter
Cream together these three ingredients and pat into lightly greased 9x13 inch pan. Bake at 350 degress for 10-15 min. until lightly golden brown
Topping 4 eggs 1 tsp baking powder 6-7 tbsp fresh lemon juice grated rind of 1 lemon 4 tbsp flour 2 cups of sugar
Beat eggs. Sift in the dry ingredients and add the lemon juice. Blend until combined Pour over base and bake at 350 degrees for 35 - 40 minutes until toothpicks come out clean.
Sift some icing sugar over the top while still hot. Let cool completely, slice into desired size squares and enjoy.
With Summer upon us I was looking for something fresh to bake this weekend and was reminded of this favorite of my husbands. He loves them so much that my mom baked a huge amount of them for our wedding as his treat.
Hope you like them too!
Lemon Squares
Base
2 cups flour
1/2 cup icing sugar
1 cup butter
Cream together these three ingredients and pat into lightly greased 9x13 inch pan.
Bake at 350 degress for 10-15 min. until lightly golden brown
Topping
4 eggs
1 tsp baking powder
6-7 tbsp fresh lemon juice
grated rind of 1 lemon
4 tbsp flour
2 cups of sugar
Beat eggs. Sift in the dry ingredients and add the lemon juice.
Blend until combined
Pour over base and bake at 350 degrees for 35 - 40 minutes until toothpicks come out clean.
Sift some icing sugar over the top while still hot.
Let cool completely, slice into desired size squares and enjoy.