Bake Sale Lemon Bars

1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2/3 cup confectioners' sugar
3/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
1-2 teaspoons of lemon zest

6 eggs
1-3/4 cups white sugar
6 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 cup lemon juice
1-1 1/2 Tablespoons lemon zest

1/3 cup confectioners' sugar for decoration


Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch baking pan.

Combine the flour, 2/3 cup confectioners' sugar, zest (from part one) and butter. Pat dough into prepared pan.

Bake for 15 minutes in the preheated oven, until slightly golden. While the crust is baking, whisk together eggs, white sugar, zest (from second part) flour, and lemon juice until frothy. Pour this lemon mixture over the hot crust.

Return to the preheated oven for an additional 20 minutes, or until light golden brown. Cool on a wire rack. Dust the top with confectioners' sugar. Cut into squares.

SERVES: "36" (small squares)

NOTE:
The trick with citrus bars is to pour the egg/citrus mixture onto a HOT crust immediately, that way the eggs begin to cook on contact.

This has recipe was altered for a more TART lemon square.