Lemon Bars

This lemon bar recipe comes from About.com's "Cooking for Kids" section. I take no credit for this recipe, nor do I claim ownership (can't necessarily do that anyway...). These bars should take roughly an hour to make.

Lemon Bars
1 cup butter, softened to room temperature
1/2 cup powdered sugar
2 cups all-purpose flour

For the Filling:
5 large eggs
1-3/4 cups granulated sugar
3/4 cup freshly-squeezed lemon juice
zest of 2 lemons
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/3 cup powdered sugar
Preparation:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9 x 13 baking dish.

With an electric mixer, cream butter and sugar together. Add flour to mixture just until it comes together as a dough. Turn out onto a floured board and knead a few times. Press into bottom and slightly up the sides of the prepared pan.

Bake 15-20 minutes until golden brown. Let crust cool on a wire rack.

For the filling, beat eggs, sugar, lemon juice and lemon zest together. Whisk in flour until smooth. Pour into crust. Bake 30 minutes or until filling is set.

Let lemon bars cool to room temperature. Dust with powdered sugar before serving.
Makes 36 lemon bars.