Lime Bars
Recipe: #18915
May 10, 2015
Categories: Desserts, Cookies, Eggs, Brunch, Christmas, Mothers Day, Oven Bake, Vegetarian, Bars, Flour, Butter/Margarine, Kosher Dairy, more
"A bar cookie with a shortbread crust and tangy lime filling. Great for the Christmas tray or for a summer picnin."
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (40.2 g)
- Calories 143.1
- Total Fat - 5.9 g
- Saturated Fat - 3.5 g
- Cholesterol - 42.5 mg
- Sodium - 22.2 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 21.2 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0.2 g
- Sugars - 14.9 g
- Protein - 1.9 g
- Calcium - 17.1 mg
- Iron - 0.3 mg
- Vitamin C - 1 mg
- Thiamin - 0 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Preheat oven to 350F. Lightly grease a 13x9x2 inch baking dish.
Step 2
In a food processor, fitted with a metal blade, combine 2 cups flour, powdered sugar, and 1/2 teaspoon baking powder. Add butter and pulse until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
Step 3
Press mixture into prepared baking dish. Bake 20 to 25 minutes, or until golden browned.
Step 4
Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, combine eggs, granulated sugar, lime juice, 1/4 cup flour, and 1/2 teaspoon baking powder.
Step 5
Pour mixture over hot crust. Bake 22 to 25 minutes or until lightly browned.
Step 6
Remove from oven and cool slightly. Dust with powdered sugar and cut into 36 pieces.
Tips
No special items needed.