Best Ever Lemon Squares (Gluten-Free)

Gluten-free lemon bars made with rice flour and gluten-free oat flour tastes so much like the real thing that no one will even know the difference.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 45 mins
• Total Time: 60 mins
• Calories: 204 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 4 eggs
• 1 ¾ cups white sugar
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1 lemon, juiced
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest (Optional)
• ¼ cup white rice flour
• 1 ¼ cups white rice flour
• ¾ cup gluten-free oat flour (such as Bob's Red Mill®)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.

Step 2

Whisk 1 1/4 cup rice flour, confectioners' sugar, and oat flour together in a bowl. Mix butter into flour mixture until evenly combined; press into the bottom of the prepared baking dish.

Step 3

Bake in the preheated oven until crust is golden brown, about 15 minutes.

Step 4

Beat eggs together in a bowl until light and smooth. Combine white sugar, 1/4 cup rice flour, and baking powder together in a separate bowl; stir into beaten eggs until just combined. Stir lemon juice and lemon zest into egg mixture; pour over crust.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until filling is set, about 30 minutes. Cool completely before cutting into bars.