Lemon Shortbread Bars

Lemon Shortbread Bars
🍽 9 servings ⏱ 70 min 📝 6 steps

Shortbread Lemon Bars — a flavorful, free‑flowing review with cooking insights, ready in about 70 minutes, plus serving ideas and honest tweaks.

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Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup all-purpose flour (crust)
  • 1/4 cup all-purpose flour (filling)
  • 6 tbsp unsalted butter, chilled and cubed
  • 1/4 cup powdered sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
  • 2 tsp lemon zest, finely grated
  • 3 tbsp milk
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/3 cup powdered sugar, for dusting

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350F.
  2. Mix flour, butter, and sugar for crust.
  3. Press into baking dish and bake 15 minutes.
  4. Whisk eggs, sugar, lemon juice, and flour.
  5. Pour over crust and bake 20 minutes.
  6. Cool before slicing.