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June 1, 2013

Lemon Pie Bars

Lemon Pie Bars-all the taste of a Lemon Pie with the convenience of a handy bar

Lemon Pie Bars-all the taste of a Lemon Pie with the convenience of a handy bar

I have a love affair with lemon. I love anything having to do with lemon. Lemon Cookies, Lemon Pound Cake. Lemon Cheese Squares. You get the idea.

When I was a kid, there was a box mix for making Lemon Squares. I think it was made by Sunkist, whatever. Anyway, those bars were incredible.

Lemon Pie Bars-all the taste of a Lemon Pie with the convenience of a handy bar

Then then mix just disappeared from the shelves.  Probably some distribution thing, but I was crushed.  As box mixes go, this was one of the best.

Time passes, I find other new wonderful recipes to try. I learn to bake from scratch. And then I stumble across a recipe from All Recipes.

Lemon Pie Bars-all the taste of a Lemon Pie with the convenience of a handy bar

It was actually in the teaser magazine they sent with another magazine. I don’t even remember which one.  They also printed a review that said it needed more filling so I adjusted the recipe to allow for it.

If I do say so myself, I think these bars are the perfect ratio of crust to filling and the taste, dare I say it, is better than I remember from that box mix.

Lemon Pie Bars-all the taste of a Lemon Pie with the convenience of a handy bar

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Lemon Pie Bars

Lemon Pie Bars

Ingredients

for the crust

  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup confectioners sugar
  • 1 cup butter, softened

for the filling

  • 6 large eggs
  • 6 tablespoons all purpose flour
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 3/4 cup lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon lemon zest

Instructions

  1. In a large mixing bowl, combine flour and confectioner's sugar, stir just to combine. Using a pastry blender, cut butter into flour until it resembles pie crust dough. Press dough into the bottom of an ungreased 9 x 13 pan. Bake crust in a preheated 350 degree oven for 18-20 minutes, just until edges start to turn golden.
  2. While crust is baking, prepare filling. Whisk together filling ingredients until smooth and a foam begins to form on top. Let filling rest.
  3. When crust is done baking, remove from oven. Stir filling to blend foam back in then pour over baked crust. Bake again for 20 minutes, or until top turns golden brown.
  4. Let cool completely. Sprinkle with powdered sugar just before serving.

Notes

Tip. Dip knife in water before cutting for a cleaner cut.

adapted from All Recipes

recipe source ChocolateChocolateandmore.com

Lemon Pie Bars-all the taste of a Lemon Pie with the convenience of a handy bar

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Filed Under: Bars, Fruits, Pies, Tarts, & Pastries, Sweet Tagged With: bars, citrus, crust, lemon, Pie, sweets

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Comments

  1. Tenns says

    June 1, 2013 at 9:18 pm

    I love lemon bars…it’s been years since I’ve had some. I’ll definitely be trying these out at some point these summer.

  2. Jocelyn (Grandbaby Cakes) says

    June 2, 2013 at 8:32 pm

    What a gorgeous pie bar!!

  3. Suzanne says

    June 3, 2013 at 8:43 pm

    Joan, I love lemon bars so much and I made a different version recently. Yours looks scrumptious!!

  4. Patty says

    June 3, 2013 at 11:40 pm

    Love all these lemon bars!

  5. Trish - Mom On Timeout says

    June 4, 2013 at 6:14 pm

    These pie bars look fabulous Joan! Yum!

  6. Lisa {AuthenticSuburbanGourmet} says

    June 4, 2013 at 8:55 pm

    LOVING your lemon bars! Just wish I had one right now. ๐Ÿ™‚

  7. lisa@cookingwithcurls says

    June 4, 2013 at 11:02 pm

    OMG…those look good! I love lemon bars, but never think to make them ๐Ÿ™‚

  8. Madonna/aka/Ms. Lemon says

    June 5, 2013 at 4:32 am

    Lemon bars are always the first to go at a party. I ended up making some because I had a baking failure with some lemon cookies. You know the saying when life gives you lemons, make lemon bars, or something like that. ๐Ÿ™‚

  9. Lydia says

    June 5, 2013 at 9:57 am

    These looks incredibly delicious. I was looking for a lemon bar recipe to make for our family reunion and am excited to find these….going to try them today!

    (found you via Mostly Homemade Mom)

  10. Kim says

    June 6, 2013 at 3:15 pm

    Yum! I am a lemon lover too! I just pinned this recipe and the lemon cheese squares. My mouth is watering already!! ๐Ÿ™‚

  11. Karyn - Pint Sized Baker says

    June 9, 2013 at 4:23 pm

    To die for! Love them! I’ve pinned it! Thanks for sharing at Two Cup Tuesday at Pint Sized Baker.

  12. Nichi - The Mandatory Mooch says

    June 12, 2013 at 7:47 pm

    What a yummy treat, Joan. I love anything lemon. Thanks for linking up to last weeks party. Can’t wait to see what you link up this week!! Nichi https://mandatorymooch.blogspot.com/2013/06/tasty-thursdays-45.html

  13. Nichi - The Mandatory Mooch says

    July 7, 2013 at 1:37 am

    This post is being featured on my Lemon Love 50 recipe round up. Thanks for previously linking it to my Tasty Thursdays party. Enjoy!! Nichi
    https://mandatorymooch.blogspot.com/2013/07/fantastic-fruit-series-week-1-lemon-love.html

  14. Carrie@BakeNoPrisoners says

    September 3, 2013 at 4:57 pm

    I remember those Sunkist lemon bars. I used to make my Mom bake them alllll the time. I am so excited to try these. It has been a long time since I have had a good lemon bar. I will let ya know how they turn out!

  15. Melody says

    January 13, 2014 at 5:04 pm

    I am so with you! I absolutely CANNOT get enough of anything lemon! The more lemony the better !!! And my hubby is the lemon bar fanatic king! I will so be making these this week for his lunches! Thanks so much!!

  16. Hazel says

    February 7, 2014 at 1:37 pm

    They are absolutely delicious! Had a few problems at first with the measurements (in Germany we don’t measure in cups) but after converting the ingredients it worked out really well. We’ve named them “lemony goodness” and they are a regular treat here now – thanks for that ๐Ÿ™‚

  17. Liz M. says

    April 21, 2014 at 7:20 pm

    My question is .. do we use the whole egg as stated or just the yolks ? Thanks for the recipe.. just waiting for a reply to make them.

  18. Mare says

    August 1, 2014 at 5:01 pm

    Thank you for sharing this recipe.
    I made it the other night for a dinner party I was hosting. It was such a big hit.
    Love Lemons I too am having a love affair with them ๐Ÿ™‚

  19. afiifa says

    January 24, 2015 at 8:31 am

    Can I use lime rather then lemon???????

    • Joan Hayes says

      January 25, 2015 at 8:56 am

      Of course you can!

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