L Is for Lemon Squares

• 1 cup flour
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1/4 cup powdered sugar
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 Tbsp. lemon juice
• 1/2 tsp. baking powder
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 2 eggs

Directions

Heat oven to 350 degrees F.

Mix together flour, butter and powdered sugar in small bowl.

Press evenly with hands in bottom and about 5/8 inch up sides of an ungreased pan, 8x8x2 inch. (If dough is sticky, flour fingers.) Bake about 20 minutes

beat remaining ingredients in a medium bowl on medium speed until light and fluffy. Pour over hot crust.

Bake just until no indentation remains when touched lightly in center. Let stand until cool then cut into 1 1/2 inch squares. Makes about 25 squares.

By imaqt1962

Adapted From The Alpha Bakery Children's Cookbook. This is a cookbook for children with recipes from a-z published by General Mills/Betty Crocker in 1991.