Lemon Gems
A lovely, luscious bar cookie!
Servings 2 dozen
Equipment
- 13 inch by 9 inch pan
- Food processor
Ingredients
Crust
- 2 cups Flour
- ½ cup Sugar
- 1 tsp Grated Lemon Peel
- 1 cup Butter, softened (2 sticks)
Topping
- ⅓ cup Flour
- 1 ½ cups Sugar
- 4 Eggs
- ½ cup Lemon Juice
- ½ tsp Baking Powder
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350°
- In a 13 inch by 9 inch pan, combine flour, sugar, lemon peel.
- Cut in butter until it resembles coarse crumbs. (Can be done in a food processor.)
- Pat crumbs evenly and firmly in pan.
- Bake 20-25 minutes until lightly brown.
- In food processor, combine topping ingredients.
- Cover and process 5 seconds.
- Scrape down sides and process 5 seconds more.
- Pour over partially baked crust.
- Bake 20-25 minutes until lightly brown.
- Cool in pan over wire rack.
- Cut into squares (2 inches by 2 inches).
- Sift powdered sugar overtop while still warm.