Old-Fashioned Lemon Bars recipe

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Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
½ teaspoon salt
¾ cup shortening
1 ½ cups packed brown sugar
2 eggs
3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
3 tablespoons lemon zest
1 cup raisins

Nutrition Info

114.8 calories
carbohydrate: 17.8 g
cholesterol: 10.3 mg
fat: 4.7 g
fiber: 0.4 g
protein: 1.2 g
saturatedFat: 1.2 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 74.4 mg
sugar: 11.4 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9 inch square baking pan.

  2. Combine flour, baking soda, spices and salt and set aside. In a large bowl, cream together shortening and brown sugar. Beat in the eggs one at a time.

  3. Add in the lemon juice and zest. Gradually blend in the dry ingredients. Stir in raisins. Spread batter evenly in the prepared baking pan.

  4. Bake 25-30 minutes until lightly colored on top. Cool in pan on wire rack. May be drizzled with a simple confectioners' sugar icing. Cut into large or small bars.

Recipe Yield

2 - 3 dozen

Recipe Note

Yield depends on whether large or small bars are cut.

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