Exquisite
Lemon Bar Cookie Recipe
For
the crust:
1/2 cup butter
1/3 cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
3 large egg yolks
1 large egg
2 cups all-purpose flour
Preheat the oven
to 350 degrees.
1. With the paddle
attachment of your stand-type mixer, beat the butter until it begins
to soften. Add the powdered sugar and the extracts. Beat in the egg
yolks and egg. Add the flour and continue beating until combined.
2. Grease a 9x13 inch baking pan and line it with parchment or foil.
If you use foil, butter the foil well. Press the dough into the pan
with your hand until it is of uniform depth across the bottom of the
pan.
3. Bake for 20 minutes or until done.
For the
filling:
Make the filling
while the crust is baking.
5 large eggs
2 1/2 cups granulated sugar
1/2 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
the zest from one large lemon
1. With a fork,
whisk the ingredients together just until combined and not foamy.
2. When the crust comes from the oven, pour the filling on the hot crust
and bake for another 30 minutes or until the filling is set and firm.
3. Cool in the pan on a wire rack. Once cool, grab the edges of the
foil or parchment paper and lift the cake to a cutting board for trimming
and cutting.
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