Lemon Walnut Bars

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 2/3 cup packed golden brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon freshly grated lemon zest
• 1 pinch salt
• 6 tablespoons chilled butter, cut into pieces
• 1/4 cup untoasted walnut pieces, ground coarse
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tablespoon freshly grated lemon zest
• 1/3 cup fresh lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 3 tablespoons coarsely chopped toasted walnuts
• icing sugar
• walnut halves

Recipe

• 1 for crust: position rack in center of oven and preheat to 350°f.
• 2 mix first 4 ingredients in a bowl, add butter and walnuts and cut in using fingertips until mixture forms coarse crumbs.
• 3 firmly press crumbs on bottom of 9-inch square baking pan.
• 4 bake crust until golden-brown, about 20 minutes.
• 5 cool while preparing filling.
• 6 maintain oven temperature.
• 7 for filling: whisk ¾ cup sugar, eggs and peel in medium bowl until light and fluffy.
• 8 whisk in lemon juice, flour and soda.
• 9 pour over crust.
• 10 bake until just set and edges are lightly-browned, about 12 minutes.
• 11 sprinkle chopped walnuts over.
• 12 cut into squares, sift icing sugar over, and top each square with a walnut half.