Light Lemon Bars Recipes

THE BEST LEMON BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 9-by-13-inch baking pan with foil, leaving an overhang on 2 sides; spray lightly with nonstick cooking spray. Set aside.
• For the crust: Add the flour, cornstarch, confectioners' sugar and salt to the bowl of a food processor and pulse 10 times until combined. Add the cold butter and pulse until the mixture looks like coarse sand, about 30 times. (The dough will not come together in one mass.) Sprinkle the mixture evenly in the prepared pan and lightly pat it down. Bake, rotating the pan halfway through, until golden brown around the edges, 20 to 25 minutes.
• For the filling: Combine the eggs, yolks, sugar, flour, salt and lemon juice in a medium saucepan. Whisk continuously over medium heat, occasionally scraping down the sides and edges of the pan with a rubber spatula, until simmering and thickened, 4 to 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and whisk in the lemon zest and butter until combined.
• Lower the oven temperature to 300 degrees F. Pour the filling over the crust and bake until just set, 12 to 15 minutes.
• Place on a wire rack to cool to room temperature, then refrigerate until cold, about 2 hours.
• Use the foil overhang to lift the bars from the pan. Remove the foil and slice into squares. Dust with confectioners' sugar just before serving.

EASY LEMON SQUARES COOKING LIGHT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• To prepare crust: beat sugar and butter until creamy.
• Gradually add 1 cup of flour, continuing to beat until mixture resembles fine crumbs.
• Lightly press into an 8x8" baking dish, bake for 15 minutes, let cool.
• To prepare topping: beat eggs until foamy, add sugar and the next 5 ingredients.
• Beat until well blended.
• Pour mixture over crust, bake for 20-25 minutes.
• Let cool on wire rack, sift powdered sugar on top.

THE BEST LEMON BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl, blend together softened butter, 2 cups flour and 1/2 cup sugar. Press into the bottom of an ungreased 9x13 inch pan.
• Bake for 15 to 20 minutes in the preheated oven, or until firm and golden. In another bowl, whisk together the remaining 1 1/2 cups sugar and 1/4 cup flour. Whisk in the eggs and lemon juice. Pour over the baked crust.
• Bake for an additional 20 minutes in the preheated oven. The bars will firm up as they cool. For a festive tray, make another pan using limes instead of lemons and adding a drop of green food coloring to give a very pale green. After both pans have cooled, cut into uniform 2 inch squares and arrange in a checker board fashion.

LEMON BARS

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the flour, butter and confectioners' sugar. Pat into an ungreased 8-in. square baking pan. Bake at 350° for 20 minutes. , For filling, in a small bowl, beat eggs. Add the sugar, flour, baking powder, lemon juice and zest; beat until frothy. Pour over the crust. Bake 25 minutes longer or until light golden brown. Cool on a wire rack. Dust with confectioners' sugar. Cut into bars.

LIGHT LEMON BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• In large bowl, stir together flour and powdered sugar.
• Using a pasty cutter, cut in cream cheese and oil until crumbly.
• Press mixture into bottom of an 8-inch square baking pan.
• Bake 20 minutes or until light golden in color.
• In a mixing bowl, beat eggs with sugar and lemon peel until smooth.
• Whisk in flour, baking powder, salt, and finally lemon juice.
• Pour into the hot crust and bake 20 minutes, or until the top is golden brown and set.