Lemon Squares
Prep Time 15 min
Cook Time 45 Min
Servings 16
Difficulty Easy
Ingredients
- Crisco® Original No-Stick Cooking Spray
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 1/4 cup Crisco® Butter Flavor All-Vegetable Shortening
- OR 1/4 stick Crisco® Baking Sticks Butter Flavor All-Vegetable Shortening
- 1 1/2 tbsps. milk
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 2 tsps. grated lemon peel
- 2 tbsps. lemon juice
- Powdered sugar
Directions
- Step 1
HEAT oven to 350ºF. Line 8-inch square baking pan with foil. Coat with no-stick cooking spray.
- Step 2
BEAT flour, brown sugar and shortening in small bowl with electric mixer on low speed until blended. Add milk. Mix until even crumbs form. Pat into prepared pan.
- Step 3
BAKE 16 minutes.
- Step 4
COMBINE eggs, sugar, baking powder, salt, lemon peel and lemon juice in medium bowl of electric mixer at medium high speed. Beat 3 minutes until light and fluffy. Pour over hot crust.
- Step 5
BAKE for 25 minutes or until firm in center when touched. Cool. Cut into 1 1/2-squares. Sift powdered sugar over squares just before serving.
- Step 6
For Lime Squares, substitute limes for lemon juice and lemon peel.
Serving size
(1 square of 16)
- Calories 130
- Calories from Fat35g
- Total Fat 4g
- Saturated Fat 1g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0g
- Cholesterol 25mg
- Sodium 25mg
- Potassium 0mg
- Total Carbohydrates 23g
- Dietary Fiber 0g
- Sugars 18g
- Protein 1g
- Vitamin A 0%
- Vitamin C 0%
- Vitamin D 0%
- Calcium 0%
- Thiamin 0%
- Niacin 0%
- Zinc 0%
- Riboflavin 0%
- Iron 0%
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet