Lemon Bar Cookies

Here is the recipe.

 

LEMON BARS

 

1 cup flour

1/4 cup sifted powdered sugar

1/2 cup butter

2 eggs

3/4 cup sugar

1/2 tsp. shredded lemon peel

3 Tbsp. lemon juice

2 Tbsp. flour

1/4 tsp. baking powder

Powdered sugar

 

Stir together 1 cup flour and 1/4 cup powdered sugar; cut in butter till mixture clings together. Pat into ungreased 8 x 8 x 2-inch baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes.

 

In mixer bowl beat eggs; add sugar, lemon peel and juice. Beat till slightly thick and smooth; 8 to 10 minutes. Stori together 2 Tbsp. flour and baking powder; add to egg mixture. Blend just till all is moistened. Pour over baked layer. Bake at 350 degrees for4 20 to 25 minutes. Sift powdered sugar over top. Cool; cut into bars. Makes 20. (I once figured that they were 113 calories each.)

 

This recipe is from an old (1975) Better Homes and Gardens Homemade Cookies Cookbook that looks like it has been through the wars. ;-)

Done