Cranberry Lime Squares

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

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 cups flour, divided
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1 tablespoon lime zest, plus
• 1 teaspoon lime zest, divided
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup butter
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 4 eggs
• 1/4 cup lime juice
• 1 cup dried cranberries
• additional powdered sugar

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 spray 13x9 inch baking pan with cooking spray.
• 3 combine 2 c flour, 1/2 c powdered sugar, 1 t lime peel and salt in large bowl.
• 4 cut in butter with pastry blender until mix forms coarse crumbs.
• 5 press mixture evenly into baking pan.
• 6 bake about 20 minutes or until golden brown.
• 7 meanwhile combine remaining 1/4 c flour, granulated sugar, and baking powder in bowl and mix well.
• 8 combine eggs and lime juice in separate bowl.
• 9 add flour mixture to egg mixture and beat with electric mixer at medium speed until mix is well blended.
• 10 stir in 1 t lime peel and the cranberries.
• 11 pour over warm crust.
• 12 bake about 20 minutes or until golden brown.
• 13 cool completely in pan on wire rack.
• 14 sprinkle with powdered sugar and chill 2 hours.
• 15 cut into squares and serve chilled.