Savannah Smiles Zesty Lemon Streusel Bars Recipe 435 Recipes

SAVANNAH SMILES ZESTY LEMON STREUSEL BARS RECIPE - (4.3/5)

Steps:

• 1. Cream together all 4 crust ingredients with an electric mixer, until it forms into dough. 2. Spread the crust dough evenly into a 9"x9" pan. 3. Bake crust for 10 minutes at 350 deg. 4. While the crust is baking, prepare the filling by combining all the filling ingredients in a mixing bowl and mix with an electric mixer for about 2 minutes. 5. Remove the crust from the oven and immediately pour filling on top of the hot crust. 6. Sprinkle the crushed cookies evenly over the filling. 7. Continue baking the bars for 20-25 minutes until set. 8. Remove from the oven and cool. 9. Dust with powdered sugar and serve

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Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Line two baking trays with parchment or silicone baking mats and set aside.
• Combine the butter and 1/2 cup powdered sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer, or a large mixing bowl.
• Beat with the paddle attachment, or a hand mixer, for 1 to 2 minutes at medium speed, or until fully combined.
• Scrape the sides of the bowl and add the lemon juice, zest, and extracts.
• Mix for an additional 30 seconds to combine.
• Scrape the sides of the bowl and stir in the flour.
• Mix until the dough forms.
• Spoon 1 tablespoon of dough, roll into a circle, and flatten with your fingers to 1/2 inch thick round.
• Cut in half to create the "smile" shape.
• Place on your baking tray and continue with the remaining dough.
• Bake for 10 minutes, or until lightly browned on the bottom of the cookie.
• Cool the lemon shortbread biscuits 10 minutes then roll in remaining powdered sugar.

LEMON STREUSEL BARS

Steps:

• Combine filling ingredients until fully blended.
• Blend butter and brown sugar together, add flour and oats, and mix with pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• Reserve 2 cups streusel and press remaining streusel onto bottom of sprayed 9-inch baking pan.
• Spread filling over crust, sprinkle with reserved streusel, and pat streusel gently into filling.
• Bake 30-35 minutes at 350° or until light golden brown, and cool completely before cutting into bars.

ZESTY LEMON BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees with a rack in the center of oven. Butter a 9-by-13-inch baking pan.
• To make crust: In the bowl of a food processor, combine flour, confectioners' sugar, cornstarch, and salt; process to combine. Add butter to processor and process until mixture is pale yellow and resembles a coarse meal, about 10 seconds. If you don't have a food processor, whisk together flour, confectioners' sugar, cornstarch, and salt in a large bowl. Add butter and work into flour mixture using a pastry blender or your fingers.
• Pour crust mixture into prepared baking dish, pressing down with your fingers to create a 1/4-inch-thick layer along the bottom and 1/2-inch up the sides, pressing firmly at the edges to seal. Transfer pan to freezer and freeze for 30 minutes. Transfer to oven and bake, rotating pan once during baking, until golden brown, about 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, make the topping: In a large bowl, whisk together sugar, eggs, and flour; stir in lemon juice, milk, and salt until well combined.
• Remove baking pan from oven. Stir topping and pour into warm crust. Return pan to oven and continue baking until topping is just set but not browned, about 20 minutes.
• Transfer baking pan to a wire rack to cool completely. Cut into 20 squares. Serve immediately or wrap each bar tightly with plastic wrap and keep refrigerated until ready to serve.

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.