Dessert

Tangy Lemon Bars is for Dessert.

Tangy Lemon Bars takes several minutes to prepare.

Tangy Lemon Bars takes several minutes to cook.

Tangy Lemon Bars makes 12 servings.

The ingredients for Tangy Lemon Bars are:

Shortbread Base:
1 1/2 sticks (3/4 cup) unsalted butter
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt

Lemon Filling:
4 large eggs
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
3/4 cup fresh lemon juice
Zest of two lemons
1/3 cup all-purpose flour

Here is how you make Tangy Lemon Bars:

Make Shortbread Base:Preheat oven to 350°F. Cut butter into 1/2-inch pieces. In a food processor process all ingredients until mixture begins to form small lumps. Sprinkle mixture into a 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking pan and with a metal spatula press evenly onto bottom. Bake shortbread in middle of oven until golden, about 20 minutes. While shortbread is baking, prepare topping. Preheat oven to 350°F. In a bowl whisk together eggs and granulated sugar until combined well and stir in lemon juice and flour. Pour lemon mixture over hot shortbread. Reduce oven temperature to 300°F. and bake confection in middle of oven until set, about 30 minutes. Cool completely in pan and cut into 24 bars. Bar cookies keep, covered and chilled, 3 days. Sift confectioners' sugar over bars before serving. Number of Servings: 12Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user REBECCA021.

The nutritional information for Tangy Lemon Bars is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 12
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 349.9

• Total Fat: 13.4 g
• Cholesterol: 101.3 mg
• Sodium: 106.9 mg
• Total Carbs: 54.0 g
• Dietary Fiber: 0.7 g
• Protein: 4.8 g