Iced Lemon Shortbread Bars

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 3/4 cup powdered sugar
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 2 tablespoons grated lemon peel
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 2 1/4 cups flour
• 1/2 cup cornstarch
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons light corn syrup
• 3 -4 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
• 2 cups powdered sugar

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 325* -- grease bottom and side of a 13x9 pan -- with crisco.set aside.
• 2 beat sugars and butter in large mixing bowl -- until combined.
• 3 beat on medium speed until light and fluffy --
• 4 stir in lemon zest and lemon juice --
• 5 stir in flour, cornstarch, and salt.
• 6 press dough in pan -- with floured fingers.
• 7 bake 35-45 minutes or top is lightly golden brown --
• 8 cool completely in pan on wire rack for about 45 minutes.
• 9 spread with lemon icing -- let stand 15 minutes.until set.
• 10 for bars, cut into 6x6 rows.
• 11 to prepare lemon icing:.
• 12 mix all ingredients in medium bowl with spoon until smooth and spreadable.