Lemon Squares

 

2 cups flour, plus 1/4 cup

½ cup confectioners’ sugar, plus 2 tsp.

1 tsp. kosher salt

1 cup (2 sticks) butter, melted

4 eggs

2 cups granulated sugar

â…“ cup lemon juice (from about 1 to 2 lemons)

½ tsp. baking powder

 

Heat the oven to 350 degrees. In a medium bowl, whisk together two cups of flour, 1/2 cup of confectioners’ sugar and the salt. Add the melted butter and stir the ingredients to thoroughly combine them. Spread the crust with clean hands in an even layer into a 9-by-13-inch pan and bake the crust for 25 minutes. Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, whisk together the eggs, granulated sugar, lemon juice, baking powder and the remaining flour. Pour the lemon mixture onto the hot baked shell and bake it for an additional 20 to 25 minutes, or until it is just set. Using a small, fine-meshed sieve, sift the remaining confectioners’ sugar on top of the lemon squares once they have cooled. Cut the dessert into equal-sized bars.