Description
Lemon squares, direct from Lady Bird Johnson and Texas Cooking.
Ingredients
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- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 cup butter
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 4 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 3 beaten eggs
- juice and finely grated zest of 2 lemons
- confectioners' sugar
Instructions
Mix the flour, sugar and butter as for a pie crust. Pat evenly into a 9×18-inch (or equivalent) jelly roll pan. Bake in preheated 350°F degree oven until very light brown, about 15 minutes.
Mix ingredients, except for the confectioners’ sugar, in the order given and pour over the baked crust. Bake at 350°F for 15 to 20 minutes, or until set.
Sprinkle with confectioners; sugar.
