Best Tangy Lemon Squares Recipes

TANGY LEMON SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees, with rack in center. Coat a 9-inch square baking pan with cooking spray; line pan with two crisscrossed rectangles of parchment paper, leaving a 2-inch overhang on all sides.
• Make the crust: In a food processor, pulse flour with confectioners' sugar, cornstarch, and salt. Add butter; pulse until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Press into bottom and 3/4 inch up sides of prepared pan. Refrigerate 15 minutes.
• Bake until crust is lightly browned 20 minutes. Let cool slightly in pan. Reduce oven heat to 325 degrees.
• Meanwhile, make the lemon filling: In a bowl, beat eggs with an electric mixer until thick. Beat in granulated sugar, lemon juice, flour, baking powder, and salt. Pour over warm crust. Bake until set, about 20 minutes. Cool to room temperature; refrigerate about 1 hour.
• Using paper overhang as an aid, lift square from pan. Sift remaining tablespoon confectioners' sugar over the top. Cut into 16 squares.

TANGY LEMON SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease 8-inch square baking dish. Place crust ingredients into a bowl and cut together using pastry blender or two knives. Press into baking dish and bake for 25-28 minutes or until light brown. While crust is baking, whisk together filling ingredients in a bowl. Once crust has come out of oven, allow to cool about one minute. Pour filling onto hot crust and bake 20 minutes or until set. While filling is baking, combine topping ingredients in a bowl. Once filling is set, remove from oven and dollop topping over hot filling and spread evenly. Bake for another 8-10 minutes until topping is set. Remove from oven and allow to cool. Refrigerate until well chilled or overnight.

TANGY LEMON SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Mix cereal, flour and brown sugar in large bowl. Cut in margarine with pastry blender or two knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Remove 2 cups of the crumb mixture; set aside for later use. Press remaining crumb mixture onto bottom of 13x9-inch baking pan sprayed with cooking spray. Bake 10 min.
• Beat cream cheese, granulated sugar, eggs, lemon juice and zest with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Pour over crust; sprinkle with the reserved crumb mixture.
• Bake an additional 20 min. or until center is set. Cool completely. Cut into 24 squares. Store in refrigerator.