Lemon Bars

Add it to the list. Really? They are this easy to make? Why didn't I make these from scratch a long time ago?

Last weekend my eleven year old needed a snack to take to a lock in he was going to. I let him search through the cookbooks to find a recipe. It only had to meet two criteria. One: we had to have all the ingredients on hand. Two: it had to be quick and easy.

He ended up in a cook book of family recipes compiled by my sister-in-law. He chose a recipe from my Aunt Nancy, Lemon Bars.


I thoroughly enjoy lemon bars, and anything lemon usually makes it to the top of my husband's favorites list. Even so, I can not remember the last time I made lemon bars. I had never made them from scratch. Why oh why? They are so easy. So easy, in fact, that the eleven year old pretty much made them by himself. 

Lemon Bars
1 cup flour
1/2 cup butter
1/4 cup sugar
Mix together with a pastry blender until it resembles small crumbs. Press into a 9X9 pan. Bake at 350F for 15 minutes.

2 eggs, beaten
2 Tablespoons flour
2 Tablespoons lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup sugar
Mix together and pour over the baked crust. Bake for 25 minutes at 350F. Sprinkle with powdered sugar. Note: if using a dark pan lower the heat and reduce the baking time.

We will be making these again..and again...and again.



Photo credit: rpunzeir - {Michelle}