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Lemon Bars with Shortbread Crust — American recipe
Lemon Bars with Shortbread Crust, photographed for the Kitchen Pantri cookbook.

Lemon Bars with Shortbread Crust

A pressed shortbread base baked on its own, then a sharp lemon curd poured straight onto it while it is still hot from the oven. That timing is the recipe: it is what fuses the two layers instead of leaving a wet seam between them.

At a glance

Cuisine
American
Category
Dessert
Prep time
Cook time
Total time
Makes
24 bars
Calories
About 215 kcal per serving
Difficulty
Easy
Dietary
Vegetarian

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