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Weight Watchers Lemon Bars
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Weight Watchers Lemon Bars Recipe - A delicious, tangy dessert with fresh lemon, eggs, powdered sugar, flour, and vanilla extract.
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Prep Time
20
minutes
mins
Cook Time
50
minutes
mins
30
minutes
mins
Total Time
1
hour
hr
40
minutes
mins
Course
Dessert
Cuisine
American
Servings
16
Equipment
8X8 Baking Pan
Whisk
Zester
Mixing Bowl
Ingredients
½
cup
unsalted butter
room temperature
1
cup
all-purpose flour
¼
tsp
salt
¼
cup
powdered sugar
¼
tsp
vanilla extract
1
large
egg yolk
2
large
eggs
2
tbsp
all-purpose flour
1
cup
sugar
1
tbsp
lemon zest
freshly grated
¼
cup
lemon juice
freshly squeezed
1
tsp
powdered sugar
or to taste
Instructions
Move oven rack to center of the oven. Preheat the oven at 350° F
Prepare an 8x8 baking dish by spraying with non-stick cooking spray.
For the shortbread crust:
In a large mixing bowl, add butter and flour, Combine using a wooden spoon by mashing together. Continue until completely combined.
Add salt, vanilla extract, and ¼ cup powdered sugar. Using a wooden spoon, mash to combine. Continue until mixture is crumbly.
In the prepared 8x8 baking dish, press the mixture evenly into the bottom. Note: Wet hands to keep it from sticking.
Using a fork, poke holes all over the mixture.
In preheated oven, bake 22 minutes or until the edges of the crust are very slightly golden brown. Remove from oven, but don't turn off oven.
For the lemon layer:
In a mixing bowl, add egg yolks and eggs. Beat.
Whisk in 2 TBSP flour, and sugar. Whisk until smooth
Add in lemon zest, and lemon juice. Whisk for approx 2 minutes.
Pour over the crust in the 8x8 baking dish.
Bake in preheated oven for 25 minutes, or until it is set and the top of the lemon bars have a white sugar crust.
Cool fully before cutting.
When cool, submerge a knife in hot water. Move the knife around the outside edge to break the seal from the baking dish. Cut 16 bars.
Garnish the cut bats with 1 tsp powdered sugar.
Notes
MyWW Points:
5 Blue Plan
and
7 Green Plan
5 WW Freestyle Points and 7 Smart Points
Nutrition
Calories:
153
kcal
Carbohydrates:
21.8
g
Protein:
1.9
g
Fat:
6.7
g
Saturated Fat:
4
g
Cholesterol:
51.3
mg
Sodium:
46.6
mg
Potassium:
26.3
mg
Fiber:
0.3
g
Sugar:
14.8
g
Calcium:
8.6
mg
Iron:
0.6
mg
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