Lemon Snowdrift Bars Recipes

THE BEST LEMON BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl, blend together softened butter, 2 cups flour and 1/2 cup sugar. Press into the bottom of an ungreased 9x13 inch pan.
• Bake for 15 to 20 minutes in the preheated oven, or until firm and golden. In another bowl, whisk together the remaining 1 1/2 cups sugar and 1/4 cup flour. Whisk in the eggs and lemon juice. Pour over the baked crust.
• Bake for an additional 20 minutes in the preheated oven. The bars will firm up as they cool. For a festive tray, make another pan using limes instead of lemons and adding a drop of green food coloring to give a very pale green. After both pans have cooled, cut into uniform 2 inch squares and arrange in a checker board fashion.

TANGY LEMON SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees, with rack in center. Coat a 9-inch square baking pan with cooking spray; line pan with two crisscrossed rectangles of parchment paper, leaving a 2-inch overhang on all sides.
• Make the crust: In a food processor, pulse flour with confectioners' sugar, cornstarch, and salt. Add butter; pulse until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Press into bottom and 3/4 inch up sides of prepared pan. Refrigerate 15 minutes.
• Bake until crust is lightly browned 20 minutes. Let cool slightly in pan. Reduce oven heat to 325 degrees.
• Meanwhile, make the lemon filling: In a bowl, beat eggs with an electric mixer until thick. Beat in granulated sugar, lemon juice, flour, baking powder, and salt. Pour over warm crust. Bake until set, about 20 minutes. Cool to room temperature; refrigerate about 1 hour.
• Using paper overhang as an aid, lift square from pan. Sift remaining tablespoon confectioners' sugar over the top. Cut into 16 squares.

LEMON SNOWDRIFT BARS

Steps:

• For Base:.
• Melt butter over low heat in medium saucepan.
• Add beaten eggs, sugar and coconut.
• Cook over very low heat, stirring frequently, until thickened, about 10 minutes.
• Remove from heat and stir in vanilla.
• Add graham crumbs and nuts and stir to combine.
• Fold in marshmallows.
• Spread in a buttered 9 inch square pan.
• Chill until firm, about 45 minutes, then frost with Icing.
• Lemon Buttercream Icing:.
• In medium bowl, beat butter until soft and fluffy with hand mixer.
• Alternately blend in sugar and lemon juice gradually.
• Add milk or cream and continue beating until icing is white and creamy.
• You may need to add a little more lemon juice to get the right consistency. You want a fairly thick, but spreadable, creamy icing.
• Spread icing on cooled base.
• Refrigerate another 30 minutes until icing is set, and cut into 1 inch squares.

SNOWDRIFT BARS

Steps:

• Melt butter, add sugar, lightly beaten eggs and coconut. Cook over low heat until thickened.
• Remove from heat, add vanilla and cool.
• Add remaining ingredients, spread in a 9 inch pan and chill.
• When cooled, frost with cream cheese icing.
• ICING: Blend the cream cheese, butter and vanilla, beat til smooth and creamy. Add in the icing sugar, more if needed for desired consistency. Spread the amount of icing you wish to use for the cake and refrigerate the rest, find the extra icing great to have on hand to ice muffins or cupcakes.
• Cooking time includes chilling time.

LEMON BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• For the crust, cream the butter and sugar until light in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Combine the flour and salt and, with the mixer on low, add to the butter until just mixed. Dump the dough onto a well-floured board and gather into a ball. Flatten the dough with floured hands and press it into a 9 by 13 by 2-inch baking sheet, building up a 1/2-inch edge on all sides. Chill.
• Bake the crust for 15 to 20 minutes, until very lightly browned. Let cool on a wire rack. Leave the oven on.
• For the filling, whisk together the eggs, sugar, lemon zest, lemon juice, and flour. Pour over the crust and bake for 30 to 35 minutes, until the filling is set. Let cool to room temperature.
• Cut into triangles and dust with confectioners' sugar.