From the, "Houston Junior League Cookbook," published in cooperation with your Daily Inbox Newsletter.
INGREDIENTS for Bars:
INGREDIENTS for Lemon Glaze:
TO PREPARE Bars:
Combine flour, butter, powdered sugar; mix thoroughly. Spread in a 9-inch square pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes. Meanwhile, mix together eggs, sugar, lemon juice and lemon rind; spread over first layer in pan. Return to oven for 25 minutes. When cool, frost with Lemon Glaze. Cut into 1 inch x 1-1/2 inch bars.
TO PREPARE Lemon Glaze:
Mix powdered sugar, lemon juice and water together and spread thinly over Dainty Lemon Bars.
YIELDS: 3 dozen bars
- 1 cup flour
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 Tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon lemon rind
INGREDIENTS for Lemon Glaze:
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon water
TO PREPARE Bars:
Combine flour, butter, powdered sugar; mix thoroughly. Spread in a 9-inch square pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes. Meanwhile, mix together eggs, sugar, lemon juice and lemon rind; spread over first layer in pan. Return to oven for 25 minutes. When cool, frost with Lemon Glaze. Cut into 1 inch x 1-1/2 inch bars.
TO PREPARE Lemon Glaze:
Mix powdered sugar, lemon juice and water together and spread thinly over Dainty Lemon Bars.
YIELDS: 3 dozen bars
