lemon bars
Ingredients
- Crust
- 1/2 pound (2 sticks) butter
- 2 cups flour
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup minced fresh lemon mint leaves
- Filling
- 4 eggs
- 1/4 cup flour
- 2 cups sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
- 6 tablespoons minced fresh lemon mint leaves
- Topping
- 1 thirteen-ounce jar top-quality raspberry jam
- Confectioners’ sugar
Instructions
- Cream the crust ingredients together and press into a 9-by-13-inch pan. Bake for 20 minutes at 350°F.
- While the crust is baking, combine the filling ingredients and mix well. Pour over the baked crust and place 12 spoonfuls of jam over the top.
- Return to the oven and bake for 25 minutes. Cool and sprinkle with confectioners’ sugar. Cut into 12 squares.
Ingredients
- Crust
- 1/2 pound (2 sticks) butter
- 2 cups flour
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup minced fresh lemon mint leaves
- Filling
- 4 eggs
- 1/4 cup flour
- 2 cups sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
- 6 tablespoons minced fresh lemon mint leaves
- Topping
- 1 thirteen-ounce jar top-quality raspberry jam
- Confectioners’ sugar
Instructions
- Cream the crust ingredients together and press into a 9-by-13-inch pan. Bake for 20 minutes at 350°F.
- While the crust is baking, combine the filling ingredients and mix well. Pour over the baked crust and place 12 spoonfuls of jam over the top.
- Return to the oven and bake for 25 minutes. Cool and sprinkle with confectioners’ sugar. Cut into 12 squares.