Name: Poppy Seed-Lemon Bars
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 16
Ingredients: Cooking spray -; Butter, softened - ½ cup; Confectioners' sugar - ¼ cup; All-purpose flour - 1 cup; Salt - ¼ teaspoon; Ground cardamom (Optional) - ⅛ teaspoon; Poppy seeds - 1 tablespoon; White sugar - 1 ½ cups; Eggs - 3 large; Freshly squeezed lemon juice - ⅓ cup; Lemon zest - 2 teaspoons; All-purpose flour - ½ cup; Confectioners' sugar, or as needed - 1 tablespoon

Ingredients for - Poppy Seed-Lemon Bars

1. Cooking spray

2. Butter, softened ½ cup

3. Confectioners' sugar ¼ cup

4. All-purpose flour 1 cup

5. Salt ¼ teaspoon

6. Ground cardamom (Optional) ⅛ teaspoon

7. Poppy seeds 1 tablespoon

8. White sugar 1 ½ cups

9. Eggs 3 large

10. Freshly squeezed lemon juice ⅓ cup

11. Lemon zest 2 teaspoons

12. All-purpose flour ½ cup

13. Confectioners' sugar, or as needed 1 tablespoon

How to cook deliciously - Poppy Seed-Lemon Bars

1 . Stage

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Coat an 8-inch square baking dish with cooking spray.

2 . Stage

Combine butter and confectioners' sugar in a bowl; beat with an electric mixer until creamy, 2 to 3 minutes. Add flour, salt, and cardamom; mix until just combined. Stir in poppy seeds until evenly distributed. Press dough evenly into the prepared baking dish with floured hands.

3 . Stage

Bake crust in the preheated oven until edges are just starting to brown, about 18 minutes.

4 . Stage

While the crust is baking, combine sugar, eggs, lemon juice, and lemon zest in a bowl. Beat with an electric mixer until smooth, 1 to 2 minutes. Add flour and stir until just combined.

5 . Stage

As soon as the crust comes out of the oven, pour the filling into it and return to the oven.

6 . Stage

Bake until filling is puffy and lightly browned around the edges, about 30 minutes. Place on a wire rack and cool completely before cutting into 16 squares. Dust lightly with confectioners sugar.