Name: The Best Lemon Bars

Ingredients:

• 1 cup (16 tablespoons) butter, softened
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 4 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups white sugar
• 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 lemons, juiced, or 6 to 8 tablespoons of juice

Instructions:

• Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
• In a medium bowl, blend together softened butter, 2 cups flour and 1/2 cup sugar.
• Press into the bottom of an ungreased 9x13 inch pan.
• Bake for 15 to 20 minutes in the preheated oven, or until firm and golden.
• In another bowl, whisk together the remaining 1 1/2 cups sugar and 1/4 cup flour.
• Whisk in the eggs and lemon juice.
• Pour over the baked crust.
• Bake for an additional 20 minutes in the preheated oven. The bars will firm up as they cool.

Comments: 3/5/2017 - I used 8 tablespoons of lime juice in place of the lemons. The resulting bars were firm and, even though I used cooking spray, they stuck to the pan.
11/7/2017 - I followed the recipe with 2 lemons, but used oil spray on the bottom of the pan. The first mixture was somewhat dry and it took a while to get the bottom of the pan uniformly covered. I baked this bottom crust for 15 minutes. Everything turned out well - the bars did not stick to the pan, and they were firm but not hard.
3/14/2018 - Similar to last November, except I had no oil spray but dabbed canola oil on the bottom of the pan.
6/2/2018 - I had 2 limes that yielded 5 tablespoons of juice and I added 4 more tablespoons from a bottle. I used oil spray on the pan and baked the bottom crust for 15 minutes.
11/20/2020 - I used 2 lemons, oil spray, and baked the bottom crust for 19 minutes. Otherwise I followed the recipe.
3/8/2021 - As before, I used 2 lemons for juice and put oil spray on the pan. I followed the recipe and baked the bottom crust for 17 minutes. The butter softened after 2 30-sec zaps in the microwave. The prep work before putting the crust in the oven was 17 minutes.
4/29/2021 - I used two lemons for juice, put oil spray on the pan, added a tablespoon of water to the crust mix, and baked the crust 15 minutes.
9/7/2024 - I used two lemons for juice, put oil spray on the pan, and followed the recipe for everything else. They were eaten at a UUCC potluck.

Source: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/10294/the-best-lemon-bars/

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