A sweet lemon filling on sitting on a bed of shortbread.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American, England
Keyword lemon, shortbread, sweet
Prep Time 20 minutesminutes
Cook Time 45 minutesminutes
Total Time 1 hourhour5 minutesminutes
Servings 30squares
Calories 157kcal
Ingredients
Shortbread Crust
2 cupsflour
½cuppowdered sugar
1cupmargarine
Filling
4eggsbeaten
½cuplemon juice
2cupssugar
¼cupflour
½tspbaking powder
Instructions
In a medium bowl, cream the margarine and sugar, add flour and mix well. Press the mixture evenly in an un-greased 9" x 13" pan. Bake for 20 minutes at 325℉.
Meanwhile, mix beaten eggs with lemon juice, sugar, ¼ cup flour and baking powder.
Pour the lemon filling over the previously baked shortbread crust and bake for an additional 25 minutes.
Remove from oven, and dust with powdered sugar. Let stand for 2 hours and divide equally into squares.
Notes
This recipe can be adjusted easily to make half.Half the recipe will fit comfortably in an 8" x 8" baking pan.Calories are based on a single 2"x 2" square.