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Shookhill Lemon Squares

Ingredients

Crust:

  • 1 ½ cups unsalted butter
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • ¼ tsp salt

Filling:

  • 7 eggs
  • 3 cups sugar
  • 2 Tbsp lemon zest
  • 1 cup fresh squeezed lemon juice
  • 1 cup flour

Instructions

Crust:

  • To prepare the crust, you will need an electric mixer and a medium sized bowl.
  • Cream butter and sugar. Gradually add flour and salt and beat just until blended.
  • Spread over bottom of ungreased 15x10x1 inch jelly roll pan.
  • Bake in preheated 350° oven until the crust becomes light brown around the edges. Approximately 15 minutes.

Filling:

  • While the crust is in the oven make the lemon filling.
  • In a medium bowl, slightly beat the eggs.
  • In a separate bowl, mix the flour and sugar together. Then add the sugar mixture to the eggs and mix to incorporate.
  • Add the lemon juice and lemon zest. Mix on low speed until blended.
  • When the crust is done baking, pour the lemon filling over top of the crust and return to the oven to bake for another 20 minutes or until the filling is set.
  • Cool the dessert on a wire rack until completely cooled.
  • Sprinkle with powdered sugar and cut into bars for serving.