Lemon Bar Cookies

Dessert

Nothing says "hello warm weather" better than the fragrant smell of lemon wafting in the house.  Naturally erasing other stinky cooking smells to boot.

Here's an easy recipe, no need for a mixer, yey!

"CRUST"

• 1 cup all purpose flour
• 1 stick butter cut into small pieces
• 1/4 cup confectioner's sugar

"FILLING"

• lightly beat 2 eggs in a small bowl
• 1 cup granulated/fine sugar
• 1/4 cup lemon juice (1 juicy lemon so better roll on your counter with a little pressure)
• lemon zest of 1 lemon; finely chopped.  I used a mezzaluna.
  
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 tablespoons all purpose flour

PROCESS

1. pre-heat oven to 350 degrees
2. either process or just use a pastry cutter to cut the flour, powdered sugar and pre-cut butter until it looks like cornmeal
   
3. spread out on a 10 1/2 x 8 x 1 inch baking pan lined with parchment paper with edges sticking out. Pat down with clean hand.
   
4. bake for 15 - 20 minutes until golden brown.  Remove from oven
5. while the "crust" is baking, prepare the filling by mixing eggs with sugar in a medium-sized bowl
6. add lemon juice, zest, salt, flour and baking powder.  The consistency is supposed to be runny.
   
7. pour into crust.  Bake 30-35 minutes.
8. sprinkle additional powdered sugar
   
9. cool then cut into desired shapes, like bars