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Sunny Lemon Bars

Who would have guessed a pouch of sugar cookie mix got these bars off to a deliciously sweet start?

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Prep Time 15 min
Total Time 2 hr 15 min
Servings 36

Ingredients

Crust

1: pouch (1 lb 1.5 oz) Betty Crocker® sugar cookie mix

1/2: cup butter or margarine (1 stick), softened

Filling

4: eggs, slightly beaten

1 1/2: cups granulated sugar

1/4: cup Gold Medal® all-purpose flour

1: tablespoon grated lemon peel

1: teaspoon baking powder

1/2: teaspoon salt

1/4: cup fresh lemon juice (1 large lemon)

Topping

2: tablespoons powdered sugar

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Directions

1 Heat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, beat crust ingredients with electric mixer on low speed until crumbly. In bottom of ungreased 13x9-inch pan, press mixture evenly. Bake about 20 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool 10 minutes.
2 Meanwhile, in same large bowl, stir together filling ingredients except lemon juice. Stir in lemon juice. Pour mixture over warm crust.
3 Bake 25 to 30 minutes longer or until top is light golden brown. Cool completely, about 1 hour. Sprinkle with powdered sugar. For bars, cut into 6 rows by 6 rows.

EXPERT TIPS

Expert Tips

After dusting with powdered sugar, sprinkle with a little colored sugar for a festive touch.

Flour hands or place a plastic sandwich bag over hand when pressing crust in pan.

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Nutrition Information

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Bar

Calories: 130
Calories from Fat: 40),

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 4 1/2g; 4 1/2%
(Saturated Fat 2g, 2% Trans Fat 1/2g 1/2% ),
Cholesterol: 30mg; 30%;
Sodium: 105mg; 105%;
Total Carbohydrate: 21g; 21%
(Dietary Fiber 0g 0% Sugars 15g 15% ),
Protein: 1g; 1%

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 2%;
Vitamin C: 0%;
Calcium: 0%;
Iron: 0%;

Exchanges:

0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choices:

1 1/2

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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Posted 3/11/2013 9:13:10 AM REPORT ABUSE Rita1960 said:

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Excellent! A big hit with the adults and the children. Only one thing i will do differently next time - grease the sides of the pan - not the bottom - just the sides :-)

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Posted 5/22/2012 4:39:31 PM REPORT ABUSE Nattan said:

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These are really sweet, but my mom and mother in law loved them. I would make them again only with another lemon.

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Posted 5/10/2012 1:07:23 PM REPORT ABUSE Ruth9874 said:

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I will not make these again! The crust (cookie mix) was way too hard. Could hardly cut the bars. Baking the cookie mix for 20 minutes and then 25 minutes more after adding the lemon mix is way too long. Crust was hard! Also needs more lemon flavoring.

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