These classic lemon bars are sweet and tart have the most delicious texture. Tender crust with a lightly crisp top are custardy. Making homemade lemon bars couldn’t be easier, nor could the ingredients list be shorter. Here’s all you’ll need to make this lemon bars recipe from your number one partner at home, Shop Suki!
INGREDIENTS:
All-purpose flour
Powdered sugar
Butter
Eggs
Granulated sugar
Lemon juice and zest
Baking powder
INSTRUCTIONS:
First, bake the powdered sugar shortbread crust. Use a pastry blender to work the powdered sugar, cold butter, and 2 cups of the flour together until it’s the texture of cornmeal. Work it baby, work it! Press into the bottom of a 9 x 13-inch baking pan and bake until golden.
Next, prepare the custard. While the crust bakes, use a hand whisk or an electric mixer to beat the eggs, sugar, and lemon juice in a large bowl. Sift the remaining flour and baking powder into the wet mixture and mix well.
Top the hot crust with the lemon juice, egg, and sugar mixture. While the crust is hot from the oven, evenly pour the custard mix over it then bake for 20 minutes or so longer.
Completely cool before dusting with powder sugar. Allow these easy lemon bars to fully cool before dusting with powdered sugar and cutting so the powdered sugar doesn’t melt into the warm cookie.
