These bars are perfect on a hot summer day.
Ingredients
- unsalted butter: 1 cup
- sifted all-purpose flour: 2 cups
- sifted confectioners' sugar: 0.5 cup
- white sugar: 2 cups
- eggs: 4 piece
- lemon: 1 piece
- lemon juice: 6 Tbsp
- baking powder: 0.5 tsp
- ½ cups chopped walnuts: 1 piece
- all-purpose flour: 1 Tbsp
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Stages of cooking
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Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (160 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch pan.
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To make crust: In a large mixing bowl, beat together the butter, 2 cups of the flour, and confectioners' sugar until fluffy. Scrape mixture into the pan and smooth. Bake 15 minutes.
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In a medium bowl, beat the eggs and sugar. Grate the rind of the lemon and add the rind, along with 6 tablespoons of lemon juice, to the egg mixture. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon of flour and the baking powder over the mixture. Fold in the nuts and mix until well blended. Pour the lemon mixture into the crust.
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Bake for another 35 minutes, until filling is set. Let cool before cutting.