Are you a lemon lover?

If you are, you can make these wonderful lemon bars anytime, as long as you have a couple fresh lemons. These are made with simple ingredients you almost always have in your kitchen and are so addictive!

These have a simple flour, butter, sugar crust that is partially baked before the filling is poured on top and baked. The filling is very simple...eggs, sugar, flour, lemon juice and lemon zest.

I even made a version of this with peanut butter in the crust and chocolate pudding on top and Chuck loved them, they weren't overly sweet, so the flavor is appreciated so much more. I'll decline on sharing that recipe as most may not like it. If you want it let me know I'll be glad to send it to you.

Crust:
1 cup flour
1 stick butter
1/2 cup powdered sugar
Mix till fine crumbles and press into a greased 9x9 pan that has been lined with aluminum foil and greased again. Make sure to pat the crust at least half an inch up the side of the pan as to hold the filling inside of it. Bake at 325 for 15 min. or very barely lightly starting to brown.

Filling:
Use a wire wisk to blend...2 eggs, juice of 2 lemons, zest from one (I love lemon and hate to waste it so I use zest from both lemons), 3/4 cup sugar that you have blended into it 2 Tbl. flour very well and a sprinkle or two of sea salt to bring out flavor. I like these a bit tart, you may want more sugar in them, or honey is a nice alternative to white sugar, I use honey whenever I can! The amount of honey will be less than sugar by almost half remember. Wisk well and pour over hot crust and Bake at 325 for about 20 min.

Cool to warm and lift out of pan by the foil. Leave foil on but try to loosen any parts sticking and return to wire rack and cool completely. Cut into squares. Shake a wire colander with a bit of powdered sugar over them, but be sure they are completely cool, or the powdered sugar will dissolve and become a wet mess.

Or, you can make a quick meringue and make these lemon meringue pie bars! I love meringue don't you?
It's so pretty and elegant looking, and good too of course : )

Enjoy!