Equipment
- 9"x13" baking dish
Ingredients
Crust
- 2 ½ cups Flour
- ⅔ cup Sugar
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- 1 cup Butter + 2 Tablespoons
- 2 Tablespoons Shortening
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla
Filling
- 2 ½ cups Sugar
- 2 teaspoons Lemon Zest
- ½ cup Flour
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- 5 Eggs + 3 Yolks
- 1 ¼ cups Lemon Juice
- ½ teaspoon Vanilla
Instructions
Crust
- Preheat the oven to 350° F. Line a 9"x13” baking dish with parchment paper and lightly spray with baking spray. Set aside.
- In a food processor combine flour, sugar and salt. Add in butter and shortening and pulse until crumbly. Add the vanilla and mix to combine.
- Transfer the crust dough into the prepared baking dish and press down evenly. Poke holes in the crust dough with a fork or sharp knife to help release air while baking.
- Place the baking dish into the preheated oven on the middle rack and bake for 25 minutes, until golden brown. Once baked, remove from the oven and pace on a wire cooling rack to cool.
- Make the filling.
Filling
- Keep the oven preheated to 350° F. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, combine sugar and lemon zest and mix until well incorporated.
- Add in the flour and salt and mix to combine. While the mixer is running, add the eggs one at a time, letting each egg get incorporated before adding the next one.
- Stream in the lemon juice and continue mixing until combined. Add vanilla and mix until incorporated.
- Pour the filling mixture into the prebaked crust and place into the preheated oven on the middle rack. Bake for 35 minutes, or until the center is almost set.
- Once baked, remove from the oven and place on a wire cooling rack to let it completely cool.
- Once the lemon bars have completely cooled, cover with plastic wrap and place into the fridge to let chill for 2 hours.
- Once chilled, remove from the fridge and dust with powdered sugar and top with lemon slices before serving.
Notes
Storage:
Lemon bars may be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 160kcal