Lemon Bars with Shortbread Crust

These are the most luscious, lemony lemon bars with shortbread crust. Melt in your mouth, buttery shortbread is layered with a fresh, full-bodied lemon custard baked on top.

👥 20 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h 10m⏳ Prep: 30 min🔥 Cook: 40 min👤 Amy Dong📖 chewoutloud

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🥘 Ingredients

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🍳 Cookware

baking dish
oven
bowl
food processor
pan
grater
whisk
knife

📝 Preparation Steps

Preheat

For the Crust: Preheat oven to 350F with oven rack at middle position. Press a long piece of foil into 13x9 baking dish, so that the ends hang over the dish (helps with removal of bars). Grease the foil and set aside.

Blend flour, powdered sugar, cornstarch, and salt in food processor until fully combined, about ⏱️ 15 seconds. Add butter and process to blend, about ⏱️ 10 seconds. Then pulse until the mixture looks pale yellow, resembling a coarse meal. If you're doing it by hand, mix the dry ingredients together in large bowl.

Freeze butter and grate it on large holes of a grater, into the bowl and toss pieces to coat with flour mixture. Rub the bits with fingers until flour turns pale yellow and resembles coarse meal. Sprinkle crust mixture into prepared pan and firmly press into an even layer over bottom of pan. Place pan in freezer for ⏱️ 10 minutes. Then bake about ⏱️ 20 minutes or until golden brown.

Whisk

For the Filling: Whisk eggs, sugar, and flour in large bowl. Stir in lemon zest, lemon juice, milk, and salt to incorporate.

large eggs (lightly beaten)4

Adjust temperature

Reduce oven temp to 325F. Stir filling mixture well, and pour into warm crust. Bake until filling feels firm upon a very light touch, ⏱️ 20-25 minutes. Transfer to wire rack and cool completely to room temp.

Chill

Tightly cover and chill in fridge before serving. Once chilled, remove entire dessert with foil sling, and cut into squares with a very sharp knife or serrated knife. Dust with powdered sugar upon serving, if desired.

Nutrition Facts

calories

160 kcal

fat Content

8 g

serving Size

1 g

fiber Content

1 g

sugar Content

11 g

sodium Content

85 mg

protein Content

3 g

trans Fat Content

0.3 g

cholesterol Content

56 mg

carbohydrate Content

24 g

saturated Fat Content

5 g

unsaturated Fat Content

3 g

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