Lemon Bars

The weekend rolls around and all I can think about is dessert....wait....who am I kidding? I always think about dessert. I made these lemony gems for my sweet friend Logan's birthday lunch because they are her favorite. She swears they are the best :)

1 cup butter, softened

½ cup powdered sugar

2 cup flour

½ tsp salt

4 eggs, well beaten

2 cup sugar

2/3 cup fresh lemon juice

2 T plus 1 t lemon zest, divided

extra powdered sugar for dusting on top, approximately 1/2 cup 

In a large bowl, cream together butter and powdered sugar; blend in flour, salt and 1 tsp of the lemon zest. Press into a greased 9 x 13. Bake at 350 for 15-20 minutes until golden.

While crust is baking, blend together the eggs, sugar, juice and zest. Pour over crust and bake an additional 20 minutes or until set. Cool completely. Cut into bars or triangles. Dust with powdered sugar right before serving.

Theoretically, these should work just as well with orange and orange zest, as well as lime with lime zest.

Pick up a microplane grater/zester at your grocery store if you don't have one, so you can get fresh zest from the fruit you choose to use.