Lemon Squares

Total Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1 pinch salt
• 12 tablespoons unsalted butter, cold, cut into 12 pieces
• 4 large eggs
• 3 egg yolks
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 pinch table salt
• 1 tablespoon lemon zest, grated
• 2/3 cup lemon juice, from 4 lemons
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into 2 pieces
• 2 tablespoons heavy cream
• confectioners' sugar

Recipe

• 1 crust:.
• 2 adjust rack to middle position and heat oven to 350°f line 8-inch square pan with aluminum foil, leaving overhang on all sides.
• 3 pulse flour, sugar and salt in food processor 2-3 times. add butter and pulse until mixture resembles coarse meal (some pea-size pieces of butter will remain) and will stick together if squeezed into a ball, about 15 one-second pulses. sprinkle dough into prepared pan, and press in even layer. bake until golden brown, 15-20 minutes.
• 4 filling:.
• 5 while crust is cooking, whisk eggs, yolks, sugar, and salt together in saucepan. add zest and juice and cook over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, until thickened and pudding-like, 8-10 minutes. press through a fine-mesh strainer into medium bowl. stir in butter and cream.
• 6 pour filling over crust and tilt to spread evenly. bake until filling is set, about 15 minutes. cool to room temperature, at least 1 hour, then using foil overhang, lift bars from pan and cut into 9 squares. dust with confectioners' sugar just before serving. (squares will keep in an airtight container in refrigerator for 3 days. redust with confectioners' sugar before serving).