Lemon Bars

I have always loved lemon bars! They are one of my favorite desserts! I started making them in the sixth grade and I like to believe that they have only gotten better. I was kind of hesitant to share this recipe because it's so dear to my heart, but I got a lot of questions about them, so here we go!

To Start:

The ingredients that you will need are:

Crust:

• 1/2 Cup White Sugar

  • 2 Cups All-purpose Flour

  • 1 Cup Butter (softened)

Lemon Custard:

• 4 Eggs

• 1 1/2 Cups White Sugar

• 1/4 Cup All Purpose Flour

• 3 Lemons (Juiced)

• 1 Tsp Vanilla (or if you're like me just pour in and have fun)

Part 1: Prep

1. Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees

Part 2: The Crust

1. In a medium bowl, blend together softened butter, flour, and sugar

2. Use your hands to continue mixing the batter until everything is evenly mixed and becomes dough-like

3. Press into the bottom of an un-greased 9x13 pan

4. Use a spatula to even out the corners

5. Put in the oven for 15 to 20 minutes or until golden brown
   

Part 3: The Lemony Goodness

1. In a bowl, whisk together sugar and flour

2. Add in eggs and lemon juice

3. Make sure the sugar and flour are completely dissolved

4. Mix in vanilla

5. Pour over baked crust

6. Place in the oven for 20 minutes

• I always like to wait for a film like texture to form from the custard before I take it out

Part 4: When the oven beeps

1. Let the bars sit for a few minutes

2. Once taken out of the pan, lightly dust the top with powdered sugar

Part 5: EAT! EAT! EAT!

Don't forget to leave me a review and tag me in your pictures! I'm so excited to see how your lemon bars turn out!