Cookie-crust Lemon Bars

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 36
• 1 (18 ounce) roll refrigerated sugar cookie dough
• 3 eggs, slightly beaten
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
• 2 teaspoons lemon extract
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest
• 1/4 cup powdered sugar

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350°f
• 2 slice cookie dough as directed on package. arrange slices in bottom of ungreased 13x9-inch glass pan. with lightly floured fingers, press dough evenly in pan. (even though the cookie dough is cold/just out of the fridge, pressing it down is pretty easy. it'll take the whole roll to cover the 13x9 pan).
• 3 bake at 350°f for 15 to 20 minutes or until light golden brown.
• 4 in large bowl, combine eggs, sugar, flour and baking powder; blend well. blend together lemon juice, lemon extract and lemon zest. add lemon mixture to egg-sugar mixture, and pour over warm crust.
• 5 bake at 350°f for an additional 20 to 30 minutes or until top is light golden brown. cool completely. sprinkle with powdered sugar; cut into bars.