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Lemon Cookie Bars

Lemon Cookie Bars

Servings 24 bars

Ingredients

For the cookie bars:

  • 3 cups flour
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 1/2 tsp. baking powder
  • 1/8 tsp. baking soda
  • 1/2 cup softened butter
  • 1/4 cup + 2 tbs. canola oil
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup powdered sugar
  • 2 tbs lemon zest
  • 1 egg
  • 3 tbs. Lemon juice
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

For the icing:

  • 1/4 cup lemon juice
  • 3 cups powdered sugar
  • 1/8 tsp salt

Instructions

For the cookie bars:

  1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees, and grease a 9x13 inch pan, and then line the pan with parchment paper, leaving overhangs for easy removal.
  2. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda. Set aside. In a large bowl, beat together the butter, canola oil, sugar, powdered sugar, and lemon zest until fluffy. Beat in the egg, lemon juice, and vanilla extract until combined.
  3. Slowly add in the flour mixture, and stir until completely combined. Spread the dough evenly in your prepared pan. Bake for 14-16 minutes, or until the cookies look just golden near the edges. Cool completely before icing.

For the icing:

  1. In a medium bowl, whisk together the lemon juice, powdered sugar, and salt until a very thick icing forms. It should flow very slowly off of your whisk when you lift it up. If the icing is too thick and isn't coming together, add another teaspoon of lemon juice. If it's too thin and drizzly, add another 1/4 cup of powdered sugar.
  2. Evenly spread the icing over the top of the cooled bars, and slice to serve. Enjoy!