Lemon Squares

Name: Lemon Squares
Ingredients: ¼ teaspoon salt; 28 tablespoons (3-½ sticks) unsalted butter, cut into bits; 6 large eggs; 3 cups granulated sugar; 1 tablespoon grated lemon zest; ½ cup lemon juice; ⅔ cup all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; Confectioners’ sugar for dusting

Preparation info

Makes
4 dozen
squares squares

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Lemons (A Country Garden Cookbook)

By Christopher Idone

Published 1995

About

Lemon squares are addictive confections that can be eaten at any time of the day.

Ingredients

Crust

3-½ cups all-purpose flour
¼ cup confectioners’ sugar
¼

Dessert
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. In a large bowl, sift together the flour, sugar, and salt. With a pastry blender or 2 knives cut the butter into the mixture until it is the consistency of cornmeal. Press dough into a baking sheet 17-inches by 12-inches by 1-inch.