Vanilla Chip Lemon Bars Food

THE BEST LEMON BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 9-by-13-inch baking pan with foil, leaving an overhang on 2 sides; spray lightly with nonstick cooking spray. Set aside.
• For the crust: Add the flour, cornstarch, confectioners' sugar and salt to the bowl of a food processor and pulse 10 times until combined. Add the cold butter and pulse until the mixture looks like coarse sand, about 30 times. (The dough will not come together in one mass.) Sprinkle the mixture evenly in the prepared pan and lightly pat it down. Bake, rotating the pan halfway through, until golden brown around the edges, 20 to 25 minutes.
• For the filling: Combine the eggs, yolks, sugar, flour, salt and lemon juice in a medium saucepan. Whisk continuously over medium heat, occasionally scraping down the sides and edges of the pan with a rubber spatula, until simmering and thickened, 4 to 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and whisk in the lemon zest and butter until combined.
• Lower the oven temperature to 300 degrees F. Pour the filling over the crust and bake until just set, 12 to 15 minutes.
• Place on a wire rack to cool to room temperature, then refrigerate until cold, about 2 hours.
• Use the foil overhang to lift the bars from the pan. Remove the foil and slice into squares. Dust with confectioners' sugar just before serving.

VANILLA CHIP LEMON BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• In medium bowl, stir together 1 cup flour & 1/4 cup granulated sugar; with pastry blender, cut in margarine until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• Press mixture onto bottom of 9" square baking pan.
• Bake 15 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Remove from oven & let cool.
• In medium bowl, stir together egg substitute, lemon juice, lemon peel, remaining 3/4 cup sugar.
• Sprinkle vanilla chips over the cooled crust.
• Careful pour lemon mixture over the chips & crust.
• Bake 15 minutes or until set.
• Cool slightly in pan on wire rack; sprinkle with powdered sugar.
• Cool completely before cutting into bars.

BEST LEMON BARS

Steps:

• Shortbread Base:Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Cut butter into 1/2 inch pieces.
• In food processor, process all ingredients until mixture begins to form small lumps.
• Press mixture evenly into 9x13 baking pan.
• Bake in middle of oven until golden, about 20 minutes.
• While shortbread is baking, prepare topping.
• Topping: In bowl whisk together eggs and granulated sugar until combined well.
• Stir in lemon juice and flour.
• Pour lemon mixture over hot shortbread base.
• Reduce oven temperature to 300 degrees and bake in middle of oven until set, about 30 minutes.
• Let cool completely in pan then sprinkle with confectioner's sugar.