Luscious Lemon Squares

Name: Luscious Lemon Squares
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 25
Ingredients: 1 cup Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour; 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened; 1/4 cup powdered sugar; 1 cup granulated sugar; 2 teaspoons grated lemon peel, if desired; 2 tablespoons lemon juice; 1/2 teaspoon baking powder; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 2 eggs; Powdered sugar

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Prep 10 min
Total 60 min
Ingredients 10
Servings 25

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Everyone loves homemade lemon squares! These refreshing sweet and lightly tart lemon squares are Betty's Best.

Ingredients

1 cup Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
1/4 cup powdered sugar
1 cup granulated sugar
2 teaspoons grated lemon peel, if desired
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
Powdered sugar

Directions

1

Heat oven to 350° F. Mix flour, butter and powdered sugar. Press in ungreased square pan, 8x8x2 or 9x9x2 inches, building up 1/2-inch edges. Bake crust 20 minutes.
2

Beat granulated sugar, lemon peel, lemon juice, baking powder, salt and eggs with electric mixer on high speed about 3 minutes or until light and fluffy. Pour over hot crust.
3

Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until no indentation remains when touched lightly in center. Cool; dust with powdered sugar. Cut into about 1 1/2-inch squares.

Expert Tips

tip 1
Grate only the yellow portion of the lemon; the white portion, or pith, is very bitter.
tip 2
Rise to the occasion! Self-rising flour can be used in this recipe. (Do not omit baking powder and salt.)
tip 3
To ensure recipe success, do not use vegetable oil spreads.
tip 4
For a bright lemon color, add 4 to 6 drops of yellow food color with the eggs and sugar mixture.
tip 5
One medium lemon should give you just enough peel and juice to make these refreshing bar cookies.
tip 6
Make Lemon-Coconut Squares: Stir 1/2 cup flaked coconut into egg mixture in step 2.

Nutrition Information

90 Calories, 4 g Total Fat, 1 g Protein, 13 g Total Carbohydrate

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 90

Calories from Fat: 35

Total Fat: 4 g

Saturated Fat: 1 g

Cholesterol: 15 mg

Sodium: 80 mg

Potassium: 15 mg

Total Carbohydrate: 13 g

Dietary Fiber: 0g

Protein: 1 g

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 4%; 4%

Vitamin C: 0%; 0%

Calcium: 2%; 2%

Iron: 2%; 2%

Exchanges:

1 Fruit; 1/2 Fat;

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

More About This Recipe

Everyone loves homemade lemon squares! These refreshing sweet and lightly tart lemon squares are Betty's Best.