Lemon Blossom Bars With Sugar Cookie Crust Recipes

COOKIE-CRUST LEMON BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F
• Slice cookie dough as directed on package. Arrange slices in bottom of ungreased 13x9-inch glass pan. With lightly floured fingers, press dough evenly in pan. (Even though the cookie dough is cold/just out of the fridge, pressing it down is pretty easy. It'll take the whole roll to cover the 13x9 pan).
• Bake at 350°F for 15 to 20 minutes or until light golden brown.
• In large bowl, combine eggs, sugar, flour and baking powder; blend well. Blend together lemon juice, lemon extract and lemon zest. Add lemon mixture to egg-sugar mixture, and pour over warm crust.
• Bake at 350°F for an additional 20 to 30 minutes or until top is light golden brown. Cool completely. Sprinkle with powdered sugar; cut into bars.

COOKIE MIX LEMON BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray bottom only of 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray.
• In large bowl, stir cookie mix and 2 tablespoons flour. Cut in butter, using pastry blender (or pulling 2 table knives through ingredients in opposite directions), until mixture looks like fine crumbs. Press mixture in bottom of pan. Bake 13 to 15 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.
• Meanwhile, in medium bowl, mix egg yolks, condensed milk, 1 tablespoon flour, the lemon peel and lemon juice with whisk. Pour over hot crust. Bake 18 to 20 minutes longer or until filling is set. Cool on cooling rack 1 hour. Cover; refrigerate until chilled, about 1 hour.
• Sprinkle bars with powdered sugar. Cut into 6 rows by 4 rows. Store covered in refrigerator.

PISTACHIO-LEMON BARS

Steps:

• To make crust, preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line an 8-inch square pan with parchment paper (if using foil, lightly butter it). Place flour, sugar and salt in a food processor and pulse a few times. Add butter and process until well combined. Stir in chopped pistachios. Firmly press mixture into the bottom of the lined pan using the flat bottom of a glass or measuring cup (if it sticks, place a piece of parchment paper on the dough before pressing). Bake until lightly browned, about 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, whisk together the filling ingredients. When the crust is baked, pour the filling into the pan and bake until set, about 20 minutes. Let cool completely. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar and cut into 2-inch squares.

LEMON BLOSSOM BARS WITH SUGAR COOKIE CRUST

Steps:

• For the crust: Sift flour and powdered sugar together. Cut butter into the flour & sugar mixture. Pat firmly into a 9 x 13 pyrex dish. Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes or until lightly browned. For the filling: Sift flour, sugar & baking powder together. Blend flour, sugar & baking powder mixture and all other filling ingredients in a blender. Pour over crust while still warm. Bake at 350 for 25 minutes more. Sprinkle with additional powdered sugar while warm. Cool and cut into squares.