Lemon Bars

This is my mother-in-law Karen's recipe for a dessert 

that is oddly difficult to get right. After several attempts in the past 

to bake it, I gave up until we got our new oven last winter. 

Today I felt ambitious and optimistic, so I gave it another shot. 

Not bad, not bad. Not quite like Karen makes it, but better 

than what we'd had in the past from our old oven(s). 

Bottom layer (crust):

1 Preheat oven to 350F.

2 Mix at medium speed 1 cup (2 sticks) softened butter and half a cup of powdered sugar.

3 Mix in at low speed, 2 cups of flour.

4 Press into the bottom of an ungreased 13"x9" baking dish (I used pyrex but metal is fine too)

5 Bake about 20-25 mins or till golden brown.

Middle layer (curd):

1 While crust is baking, mix at medium speed 2 eggs and 1 cup granulated sugar till fluffy.

2 Add in a third cup of flour and half a tsp baking powder.

3 Quickly mix in an eighth of a cup of lemon juice.

4 Pour over warm crust and bake for another 25 mins or till golden.

5 Cool completely.

Top layer (glaze):

1 Mix 1 cup powdered sugar with enough lemon juice (3 tbsp, approx) to obtain a spreadable consistency.

2 Spread on the cooled curd layer.