Golden Lemon Orange Bars

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 5 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 2 cups flour
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar, plus more for dusting
• 1 1/2 teaspoons grated lemon peel
• 1/2 teaspoon grated orange peel
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 4 large eggs
• 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
• 1/4 cup orange juice
• 1 teaspoon baking powder

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350°.
• 2 using an electric mixer, combine the butter, 2 cups flour and the confectioners' sugar until the mixture is the consistency of coarse sand.
• 3 stir in 1/2 teaspoon lemon peel and the orange peel.
• 4 press the mixture into the bottom of a 9-by-13-inch baking pan.
• 5 bake until golden, about 25 minutes.
• 6 meanwhile, using an electric mixer, combine the granulated sugar, eggs, lemon juice, orange juice, remaining 1 teaspoon lemon peel, remaining 2 tablespoons flour and the baking powder and mix for 1 1/2 minutes.
• 7 pour the filling into the crust and bake until the top is golden, about 40 minutes.
• 8 let cool completely.
• 9 cut into bars and dust with confectioners' sugar.