Super Yummy Lemon Bars!
Ingredients
- 2 cups sifted flour
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 cup butter
- 4 large beaten eggs
- 2 cups white sugar
- 1/2 cup lemon juice
- 1/4 cup flour
- 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 1 TBS. grated lemon zest
Instructions
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For the crust, mix the softened butter into the flour and powdered sugar with your hands (or a pastry blender) until it clings together. Press the mixture into a 13x9" greased pan.
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Bake at 350 degrees for 20 - 25 minutes or until lightly golden.
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For the filling, beat the eggs with a hand mixer for about 5 minutes until frothy. Add the sugar, lemon zest and lemon juice.
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In another bowl, sift together flour and baking powder. Stir into egg mixture. Pour over the baked, warm crust.
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Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes.
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Cool and sprinkle with powdered sugar. Done!
Pass around a paper and pencil to everyone and have them write down the names of anyone that annoys them, makes them mad, or they just dislike. Obviously, these papers need to be private…so they can write a code word if they don’t want anyone to know the name. After everyone is done, have them go pick up a rock (hopefully, they are slightly heavy) for every single name and hold it on their lap for the rest of the lesson.
Reb says
This is seriously going to be given for a month straight! Thank you for the idea!!!!
Lisa B. says
What a wonderful way to teach forgiveness!! I think this would have a much bigger impact (with the rocks) than a discussion alone. (YUM..lemon bars are my favorite 🙂
Thank you!!
Lisa B.
The Jongejans says
I’m loving it! Plus I’m totally in a baking mood today so I think I’ll surprise my family with the lemon bars tonight – my hubby thanks you in advance 🙂
SO says
You had me at lemon bars.
Clements Family says
Oh what a great family night lesson…oh and the lemon bars…I am in heaven!
KT says
Great idea! We’ve been running low on ideas, so we’ll do this one for sure. I love that I have everything for the lemon bars also. Thanks!
Carpenter's says
Keep those family lessons coming! As a young mom with small children I am inspired to do this. Thank you, thank you!
Traci says
Wow, what a very powerful lesson! My girls are very young right now but I will need to remember this when they get older. Thank you.