Lemon Bar Peeps®
Serves: 5
Amie Torphy
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
47
Spice
39
Sweetness
53
Sourness
35
mins
Prep time (avg)
4.6
Difficulty
Ingredients:
1 cup
Butter (softened)1.333333 cups
White Sugar2 cup
All-Purpose Flour1 tsp
Cornstarch2 cup
Lemon Juice4 large
Egg1 tbsp
Lemon ZestDirections:
1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C)
2
Line a 9x13-inch baking dish with parchment paper
3
Beat butter and 1/2 cup sugar together in a bowl with an electric mixer until creamy
4
Add 2 cups flour and cornstarch; beat until mixture forms a dough
5
Press dough into the bottom of the prepared baking dish
6
Bake in the preheated oven until crust is light golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes
7
Beat 1 1/3 cups sugar, lemon juice, 2/3 cup flour, eggs, and lemon zest together in a bowl with an electric mixer until smooth
8
Pour lemon mixture over crust
9
Bake in the oven until lemon mixture is set, 25 to 30 minutes
10
Cool to room temperature before removing from baking dish
11
Cut into desired "Peep" shapes using shaped cookie cutters
12
Place 2 mini chocolate chips onto each "Peep" to create "eyes
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