Sunshine Rays

These these little lemon bars sure do pack in the flavor

Crust

1 cup butter, room temp

1/2 cup sugar

2 cup all purp flour

Lemon Filling 

2 c sugar

4 eggs

2/3 c. lemon juice (pref from fresh lemons)

2 T. lemon zest

4 T. flour

Powdered Sugar for topping rays

Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease 9 X 11 or 11 x 13 baking dish (or use two 8 x 8 pans).

Crust: Beat *butter* and sugar with electric mixer or hand mixer until light and fluffy. Add flour and mix just until mixture comes together. Press into prepared dish. Cook for 20 - 25 minutes (will depend on the size of your baking dish) until lightly browned.  While baking, prepare filling. With mixer, beat eggs and sugar until smooth. Hand mix in the lemon juice and zest. Fold in flour. When crust is ready remove from oven, give the filling a quick stir in case it has settled, and pour lemon filling on top. Return to oven for another 20 minutes until the filling has set. Remove from oven and place dish on wire rack to cool. When lukewarm, sprinkle with powdered sugar. When completely cool, cut into squares and then again into diamonds/rays. Enjoy!

This recipe will make about 64 rays. Half the recipe if you don't need quite so many!!