Hip to be Square - Lemon Squares

Very delicious and very quick to do! Instant dessert which my family devoured immediately. This is the simple recipe.  But one version would include limoncello to accent the lemon flavor and another would top it with cream cheese.

Ingredients:

6 tbsp butter or margarine

1/4 cup granulated sugar

1 cup all-purpose flour

2 eggs

3/4 cup granulated sugar

2 tbsp all-purpose flour

1/4 tsp. finely shredded lemon peel

3 tbsp lemon juice

1/2 tsp. baking powder

1/2- 3/4 powdered sugar

Grease an 8x8x2-inch bakig pan.  Beat butter for 30 seconds; add the 1/4 cup sugar and teaspoon salt, beating till fluffy. Stir in the 1 cup flour.  Pat dough onto bottom of pan.  Bake in a 350 F oven for 15 minutes.

Meanwhile,  beat eggs; add remaining 3/4 cup sugar, 2 tablespoons flour, lemon peel, lemon juice and baking powder.  Beat 3 minutes or till slightly thickened.  Pour over baked layer.  Bake in a 350 F oven 25 to 30 minutes longer till light golden brown around edges and center is set.  Cool.  Sift powdered sugar on top.  Cut into squares.  Makes 16. (Nora Daza: A Culinary Life)