Best Nancys Sunburst Lemon Bars Recipes

SUNBURST LEMON BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Line a 13x9-inch baking dish with parchment paper. *Do not use foil for this recipe. If you don't have parchment paper to easily remove bars from pan after baking then proceed with an ungreased baking pan.
• In large bowl fit with a mixer, beat base ingredients on low speed until dough comes together.
• Press mixture evenly in bottom of a 13x9-inch pan. Flatten with spatula. Poke several holes in dough.
• Bake 20-25 minutes or until light golden brown around edges.
• Whisk sugar, flour, salt. Zest and squeeze lemons; remove seeds. Add to bowl. Whisk eggs into mixture until throughouly mixed.
• Remove the partially baked base from oven. Poke several more holes in crust. Pour filling evenly over warm crust.
• Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until the top is light golden brown and the center is mostly set. If the top starts to get too brown, cover with foil and continue to bake until center has settled. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
• Icing - May dust with powdered sugar or make icing.In a small bowl, combine powdered confectioners' sugar and lemon juice or water. Evenly spread glaze over the top.

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Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 9-by-13-inch baking pan with foil, leaving an overhang on 2 sides; spray lightly with nonstick cooking spray. Set aside.
• For the crust: Add the flour, cornstarch, confectioners' sugar and salt to the bowl of a food processor and pulse 10 times until combined. Add the cold butter and pulse until the mixture looks like coarse sand, about 30 times. (The dough will not come together in one mass.) Sprinkle the mixture evenly in the prepared pan and lightly pat it down. Bake, rotating the pan halfway through, until golden brown around the edges, 20 to 25 minutes.
• For the filling: Combine the eggs, yolks, sugar, flour, salt and lemon juice in a medium saucepan. Whisk continuously over medium heat, occasionally scraping down the sides and edges of the pan with a rubber spatula, until simmering and thickened, 4 to 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and whisk in the lemon zest and butter until combined.
• Lower the oven temperature to 300 degrees F. Pour the filling over the crust and bake until just set, 12 to 15 minutes.
• Place on a wire rack to cool to room temperature, then refrigerate until cold, about 2 hours.
• Use the foil overhang to lift the bars from the pan. Remove the foil and slice into squares. Dust with confectioners' sugar just before serving.

NANCY'S LEMON BARS

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 250. Combine crust ingredients, press in a 9x13 pan. Bake for 10 minutes.
• 2. Add the filling ingredients to the beaten eggs and combine well. Spread over crust and bake for 20 minutes at 350. Cool.
• 3. Mix powdered sugar, melted butter and lemon together. Pour over the filling. Cut into squares.

SUNBURST LEMON BARS

Steps:

• 1. Base 2 cups flour 1/2 cup powdered sugar 1 cup butter, soft Filling 4 eggs, slightly beaten 2 cups sugar 1/4 cup flour 1 tsp baking powder 1/4 cup lemon juice Frosting 1 cup powdered sugar 2-3 Tbs lemon juice Heat oven to 350. In lg bowl, combine base ingredients at low speed until crumbly. Press evenly in bottom of 9x13 pan. Bake for 20-30 min or golden. Meanwhile in lg. bowl, combine filling ingredients except lemon. Blend well. Stir in lemon. Pour over warm base and bake 25-30 min or golden. Cool for 1 hr. In small bowl combine frosting until smooth. Frost cooled bars. Makes 36 bars.

SUNBURST LEMON BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375*. Coat an 8x8 inch square baking pan with cooking spray. In a medium bowl, combine 2/3 cups flour, powdered sugar and oats. Using a pastry blender or your fingertips, cut butter into flour mixture until the mixture resembles fine crumbs. Press into bottom of prepared pan. Bake for 8 minutes. Remove from oven.
• Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, using an electric mixer, beat eggs and sugar on high until light and foamy, about 2 minutes. Add lemon juice, 2 tablespoons flour and baking powder. Mix until smooth. Stir in lemon zest.
• Pour topping over crust. Bake until lightly brown and center is set, about 15 minutes. Cool completely. Cut into 16 squares. Dust with confectioners sugar. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

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Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl, blend together softened butter, 2 cups flour and 1/2 cup sugar. Press into the bottom of an ungreased 9x13 inch pan.
• Bake for 15 to 20 minutes in the preheated oven, or until firm and golden. In another bowl, whisk together the remaining 1 1/2 cups sugar and 1/4 cup flour. Whisk in the eggs and lemon juice. Pour over the baked crust.
• Bake for an additional 20 minutes in the preheated oven. The bars will firm up as they cool. For a festive tray, make another pan using limes instead of lemons and adding a drop of green food coloring to give a very pale green. After both pans have cooled, cut into uniform 2 inch squares and arrange in a checker board fashion.

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Steps:

• Make the crust: Heat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9-by-13-inch or 9-by-9-inch baking pan, preferably nonstick.
• In a stand mixer or food processor, combine crust ingredients. Mix or pulse until well combined and moist clumps form. Using your hands, press mixture evenly but gently into prepared pan.
• Bake crust until edges and top are light golden brown, 20 to 25 minutes. Rotate once for even browning.
• Meanwhile, make the filling: Whisk all the ingredients together until smooth.
• Pour filling over hot parbaked crust and return to the oven. Bake until filling is almost set, about 20 minutes more. (Thicker squares, baked in the 9-by-9-inch pan, will take longer.) Start checking after 15 minutes; when you give the pan a gentle shake, filling should be lightly set all over and still quivery in the very center.
• Let lemon bars cool completely in the pan on a wire rack. Sprinkle the top lightly and evenly with confectioners' sugar.
• Cut into squares, diamonds or rectangles and remove from pan. Keep refrigerated until ready to serve. If desired, sprinkle again with confectioners' sugar just before serving.

LEMON NUT BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Mix flour and sugars in medium bowl; cut in butter with pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in oats and pecans. Reserve 1 cup of the oat mixture; press remaining mixture onto bottom of greased 13x9-inch baking pan. Bake 15 min.
• Beat cream cheese, egg, lemon zest and juice in small bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Pour over crust; sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture.
• Bake 25 min.; cool completely. Cut into 24 bars. Store leftover bars in tightly covered container in refrigerator.

SUNBURST LEMON BARS

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350. In a large bowl, combine all crust ingredients at low speed until crumbly. Press mixture evenly in bottom of ungreased 13x9" pan. Bake at 350 for 20 to 30 minutes or until golden brown.
• 2. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine all filling ingredients except lemon juice; blend well. Stir in 1/4 cup lemon juice. Pour mixture over warm crust. Return to oven & bake an additional 25 to 30 minutes or until top is light golden brown. Cool completely.
• 3. Combine frosting ingredients. Add enough lemon juice for desired consistency. Spread over cooled bars. Cut into squares.