Name: Lime Bars
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Yield: 36
Ingredients: All-purpose flour - 2 cups; Confectioners' sugar - ½ cup; Salt - ½ teaspoon; Butter - 1 cup; Eggs - 4; Lime juice - ⅓ cup; All-purpose flour - ¼ cup; White sugar - 2 cups; Grated lime peel, or more to taste (Optional) - 2 teaspoons; Baking powder - ½ teaspoon; Green food coloring, or as desired (Optional) - 1 drop; Confectioners' sugar - 1 ½ cups; Lime juice - 1 tablespoon; Grated lime peel (Optional) - 1 teaspoon

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25 min.

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Ingredients for - Lime Bars

1. All-purpose flour - 2 cups

2. Confectioners' sugar - ½ cup

3. Salt - ½ teaspoon

4. Butter - 1 cup

5. Eggs - 4

6. Lime juice - ⅓ cup

7. All-purpose flour - ¼ cup

8. White sugar - 2 cups

9. Grated lime peel, or more to taste (Optional) - 2 teaspoons

10. Baking powder - ½ teaspoon

11. Green food coloring, or as desired (Optional) - 1 drop

12. Confectioners' sugar - 1 ½ cups

13. Lime juice - 1 tablespoon

14. Grated lime peel (Optional) - 1 teaspoon

How to cook deliciously - Lime Bars

1. Stage

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 12x15-inch baking dish.

2. Stage

Mix 2 cups flour, 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar, and salt in a bowl; cut in butter with a pastry cutter until crust mixture resembles crumbs. Pat crust evenly into bottom of the prepared baking dish.

3. Stage

Bake crust in the preheated oven for 10 minutes.

4. Stage

Whisk eggs, 1/3 cup lime juice, 1/4 cup flour, white sugar, 2 teaspoons lime peel, baking powder, and food coloring in a bowl; pour over the crust.

5. Stage

Return baking dish to oven; bake until filling is set, about 25 minutes. Cool thoroughly.

6. Stage

Whisk 1 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar, 1 tablespoon lime juice, and 1 teaspoon grated lime peel to make a smooth glaze; spread evenly over cooled lime bars. Let glaze set before serving.