Ultimate Lemon Squares

Name: Ultimate Lemon Squares
Yield: Makes one 9 x 13 x 2-inch pan, about twenty-four 2-inch squares
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 large eggs; 2 cups sugar; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; Confectioners’ sugar for finishing; ½ cup confectioners’ sugar; 16 tablespoons (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened; 1 tablespoon finely grated lemon zest; 6 tablespoons strained lemon juice

Preparation info

Makes one 9 x 13 x 2 inch pan, about
twenty-four
2-inch squares

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Cookies Unlimited

By Nick Malgieri

Published 2000

About

This great version of a classic comes from my friend and former student, Cara Tannenbaum. Cara now works with us at Peter Kump’s New York Cooking School and is one of our star baking teachers.

Ingredients

Cookie Base

16 tablespoons (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
½ cup

Americas
Europe
Italy
United States
Dessert
Mediterranean
Cookies
Vegetarian
New York

Method

Set a rack in the middle level of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees.
For the base, in a standing mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the butter on medium speed. Beat in the confectioners’ sugar and vanilla and continue beating a minute or t