Lemon Shortbread Bars Recipe | Epicurious.com
""Here in Seattle, there's a place called 60th Street Desserts that makes fabulous lemon shortbread bars; the cookies are both sweet and tart," says Lucille van der Hagen of Seattle, WA. "Could you ask Joan Williams, the owner, for the recipe?" A crumb topping makes a nice addition to the classic bar cookie. Prepare the filling while the crust is baking; if the crust cools before the lemon filling is poured over it, the filling might seep beneath the crust...."
INGREDIENTS
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Nonstick vegetable oil spray
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2 cups all purpose flour
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3 tablespoons sugar
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) chilled unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
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2 large egg yolks
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6 large eggs
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2 cups sugar
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1/2 cup all purpose flour
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1 teaspoon baking powder
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1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
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4 teaspoons finely grated lemon peel
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3/4 cup all purpose flour
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1/2 cup sugar
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1/4 teaspoon salt
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4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) chilled unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
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Powdered sugar
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