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Lemon Curd Bars

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Recipe Summary Lemon Curd Bars

Using a prepared lemon curd makes baking tangy, fruity lemon bars so easy you can whip up a batch anytime. Coconut and almonds add extra richness and texture.

Ingredients | Lime Curd Tart Smitten Kitchen

1 cup butter, softened*

1 cup sugar

2 ½ cups Pillsbury BEST® All Purpose Flour

½ teaspoon baking soda

¼ teaspoon salt

2 (10 ounce) jars Dickinson's® Lemon Curd

¾ cup flaked coconut

½ cup almonds, chopped

1 tablespoon powdered sugar

Directions

Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Beat butter and sugar in large bowl until creamy. Add flour, baking soda and salt. Mix until mixture forms coarse crumbs. Pat 3/4 of mixture into bottom of ungreased 13 x 9-inch baking pan.

Bake 10 minutes. Remove from oven and cool slightly. Spread curd over baked layer. Add coconut and almonds to remaining crumb mixture; stir to mix. Sprinkle over curd.

Bake additional 25 minutes or until lightly brown. Remove from oven and cool slightly. Dust with powdered sugar and cut into squares.

* To soften butter: Heat unwrapped butter in microwave 10 to 15 seconds.

Info | Lime Curd Tart Smitten Kitchen

prep: 10 mins cook: 35 mins additional: 10 mins total: 55 mins Servings: 24 Yield: 2 dozen bars

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