White Chocolate Lemon Bars

This white chocolate lemon bars recipe combines white chocolate chips with lemon juice and zest yielding bar cookies with a deliciously different flavor.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 40 mins
• Calories: 206 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• 2 teaspoons lemon zest
• 2 eggs, slightly beaten
• 1 cup white sugar, divided
• 0.33333334326744 cup butter, softened
• 0.75 cup white chocolate chips
• 0.25 cup lemon juice
• 1.25 cups all-purpose flour, divided

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Combine 1 cup flour and 1/4 cup sugar in a bowl; mash in butter until it resembles coarse crumbs. Press crust into the bottom of a 9-inch square baking dish.

Step 3

Bake in the preheated oven until crusty and golden brown, about 15 minutes.

Step 4

Sprinkle white chocolate chips over crust.

Step 5

Whisk eggs, lemon juice, and lemon zest together until eggs are beaten. Stir in remaining each 1/4 cup flour and 3/4 cup sugar; pour over white chocolate chips.

Step 6

Bake in the preheated oven until set in the middle, about 15 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack; cool slightly in baking dish. Sift confectioners' sugar over bars; cool completely before cutting and serving.