Sweet and tart with just enough of a crust to hold it all together, these refreshing Lemon-Lime Bars are the perfect summer dessert.
One of my co-workers has been asking for lemon bars for a few weeks now, and I didn’t want to disappoint her. Since I am always on the lookout for a new recipe when I ran across this one for lemon-lime bars, I just couldn’t resist. So I decided to bring a batch of these Lemon-Lime Bars into work, they were a huge success.
Not only are they easy to make, they are delicious. Sweet and tart with just enough of a crust to hold it all together. These refreshing little bites are a perfect summer dessert for your next cookout or family dinner. Enjoy and happy baking!
Lemon-Lime Bars
Prep
Cook
Total
Yield 9 -12 bars
Ingredients
- For the Crust:
- ½ cups Butter
- ¼ cups Powdered Sugar
- 1 cup Flour
- ? teaspoons Salt
- Lime Filling:
- ½ c Sugar
- 1-½ Tbsp Lime Juice
- 1-½ Tbsp Flour
- ¼ tsp Baking Powder
- 1 Egg
- Lemon Filling:
- ½ c Sugar
- 1-½ Tbsp Lemon Juice
- 1-½ Tbsp Flour
- ¼ tsp Baking Powder
- 1 Egg
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 F degrees.
- Grease or spray an 8×8 baking pan. In an electric mixer, beat together butter and powdered sugar on medium speed until creamy.
- Turn the mixer down to low and slowly add the flour and salt.
- Mix until well combined. Press the dough into the pan and bake for 10 minutes.
- While the dough is baking, prepare the fillings.
- Mix together the ingredients for the lime filling and lemon filling in a bowl.
- Pour the fillings over the crust and bake for 20 minutes, or until the top is slightly golden brown.
- Let cool and sprinkle with powdered sugar.
- Slice and serve.
Courses dessert, bar
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 bar
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* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
WOW!!!!! I love these!!! I want these!!!! I need these!!!!
Wow…amazing! Love the colour…looks like a great dessert for summer. Cant wait to try them for the summer! Im pinning these!
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