Lemon Bars

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This delightful lemon bar recipe comes from the Sugartree Bed and Breakfast in Warren, Vermont.

Ingredients

2 sticks unsalted butter, softened
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup confectioner's sugar
2 cups flour
4 eggs, slightly beaten
1 tbsp grated lemon peel
5 tbsp lemon juice
2 cups sugar
1/4 cup flour
additional confectioner's sugar

Instructions

	The key to this recipe is fresh lemons and fresh eggs.
	Mix butter, salt, 1/2 cup confectioner's sugar, and 2 cups flour until soft crumbs form. You can use a pastry cutter or a mixer.
	Pour the crumbs into a 9x13 baking pan.
	Flatten the dough evenly and without cracks onto the bottom of the pan. You can use the base of a flat glass for an even, well-packed surface. Bake the crust at 350 degrees F for 15-20 minutes until golden.
	Grate lemon peel.
	Chop the lemon peel to keep the peel better suspended in the lemon mixture.
	Beat the eggs in a bowl and then add the sugar, 1/4 cup flour, lemon juice, lemon peel.
	Beat the ingredients until smooth.
	Remove the crust from the oven when done. Reduce the temperature of the oven to 325 degrees F.
	Pour the lemon mixture onto the crust.
	Bake 25 minutes until firm. Slice into squares.
	Dust with confectioner's sugar and Serve.