lime bars

lime bars
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup butter
  • 4 eggs
  • 1/3 cup lime juice
  • 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups white sugar
  • 2 teaspoons grated lime peel, or more to taste
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 drop green food coloring, or as desired (optional)
  • 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 1 tablespoon lime juice
  • 1 teaspoon grated lime peel (optional)


  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 12x15-inch baking dish.
  2. Mix 2 cups flour, 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar, and salt in a bowl; cut in butter with a pastry cutter until crust mixture resembles crumbs. Pat crust evenly into bottom of the prepared baking dish.
  3. Bake crust in the preheated oven for 10 minutes.
  4. Whisk eggs, 1/3 cup lime juice, 1/4 cup flour, white sugar, 2 teaspoons lime peel, baking powder, and food coloring in a bowl; pour over the crust.
  5. Return baking dish to oven; bake until filling is set, about 25 minutes. Cool thoroughly.
  6. Whisk 1 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar, 1 tablespoon lime juice, and 1 teaspoon grated lime peel to make a smooth glaze; spread evenly over cooled lime bars. Let glaze set before serving.

03/18/2017
lime bars, recipe PT15M PT1H 5 455 calories

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