my new favorite tradition. :)

Last year, we somehow made a habit of baking and eating lemon squares nearly every Sunday in Lent, because we get to break our fast of sweets on Sundays (each Sunday is a day of celebration...a 'mini-Easter' of sorts. If you count 40 days of Lent on the calendar, you'll find that Sundays aren't included. :D)...and for some reason we had this addiction to lemon squares. :P

This year I'm trying to keep the tradition. :D So I thought I'd post the recipe (that I altered a little) for lemon squares...'cause we love them so much. ;)

I'll try not to drool on my laptop. :P

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LEMON SQUARES

2 cups of flour

1 cup of confectioners sugar

1 cup of butter (2 sticks)

4 eggs

1 teaspoon baking powder

2 cups (regular) sugar

1/4 a cup of flower

5/8 a cup of lemon juice

1. Preheat the oven to 350. Grease a 9x13 inch pan

2. In a medium bowl, stir together 2 cups of flour and confectioners sugar. Cut the butter into the mixture. Press into the bottom of the prepared pan

3. Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes, or until golden. In a large bowl, beat eggs until light. Combine the sugar, baking powder and 1/4 cup of flour so there will be no flour lumps. Stir the sugar mixture into the eggs. Finally stir in the lemon juice. Pour over the prepared crust and return to the oven.

4. Bake for an additional 30 minutes or until bars are set. Allow to cool completely before cutting into bars.

And then, of course, you have to put extra powdered sugar on top. Or it doesn't look as good. :)

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I like this recipe, because you don't *have* to have fresh lemons to do it. So it's easier to make without making Mom run to the store. Of course, it's always nice to have the fresh stuff, and if you do have it, feel free to juice your own lemons or add a little zest.

Anyway. Just had to post these, 'cause I love them so much. :D

Happy Sunday!