Recipe 5- Lemon Bars

                                                                   LEMON BARS

3 eggs
1/3 C butter softened
1 pkg lemon cake mix
1 C granulated sugar
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
2 tsps grated lemon peel
1/3 C lemon juice
Confectioner's sugar

Heat oven to 350 degrees.
Mix 1 egg, butter and cake mix (dry) until crumbly. Reserving 1 cup of the mixture, put remaining mixture lightly in ungreased oblong pan (13x9x2).  Bake for 12 to 15 minutes.
Beat 2 eggs, granulated sugar, baking powder, salt, lemon peel, and lemon juice with a rotary beater.  Pour over the crust.
Sprinkle reserved crumb mixture. Bake about 15 minutes.
Sprinkle with confectioner's sugar.  Cool.

Ratings (out of five)
Difficulty *
Taste ****

Several weeks ago, we hosted a Welcome Party for our new neighbors, the Skopec Family. We served several desserts, including lemon bars. My mother, Carol Callaghan, served this dessert often when she entertained women from the many organizations that she belonged to, such as the American Association of University Women, the Lloyd Harbor Historical Society, and her Investment Group.  I found this recipe on one of my mother's handwritten recipe cards.

The lemon bars were a success.  They were a nice choice for a hot summer evening.  They were light and sweet.