Lemon Bars Recipe

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Why you'll love it

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Simple Ingredients

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How to Make the BEST Lemon Bars

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How to Make the BEST Lemon Bars

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How to Make the BEST Lemon Bars

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How to Make the BEST Lemon Bars

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The BEST Lemon Bars Recipe

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Lemon Bars Recipe

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Reader's Reviews

Why you'll love it

Very few, simple ingredients are needed to make this recipe from scratch and they always are the first to go at any get-together.

The perfect balance between the buttery and sweet shortbread crust with the gooey, tart, and sweet lemon filling.

Simple Ingredients

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For the Shortbread Salted Butter All Purpose Flour Powdered Sugar Vanilla For the Filling Lemon Juice Eggs All Purpose Flour Powdered Sugar

How to Make the BEST Lemon Bars

#1: Prep baking dish, Mix together to form crust then press evenly into the bottom of the dish.

How to Make the BEST Lemon Bars

#2: While crust bakes, make lemon filling. Whisk sugar together with lemon juice, eggs, and flour.

How to Make the BEST Lemon Bars

#3: Once the crust is done baking, pour lemon filling over hot crust.

How to Make the BEST Lemon Bars

#4: Bake 20 minutes or until set. Cool completely, cut into squares and top with powdered sugar

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