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Creamy Lemon Crumb Bars

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I love the Pioneer Woman. I just do. I have her cookbook and I cannot wait until her cooking show debuts on Food Network in August. She can’t share a bad recipe. Like these Lemon Bars. Oh they are the best. I love them so much better this way (creamy) rather than the usual way you see them, with a jelled filling.  These are best served cold. They are so refreshing and need to be made on a weekly basis, in my opinion.

Ingredients
1 ⅓ cup all-purpose flour
½ teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 stick (1/2 cup) butter, slightly softened
1 cup brown sugar (lightly packed)
1 cup oats
1 can (14 ounce) sweetened condensed milk
½ cups lemon juice
zest of 1 lemon

Directions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Mix butter and brown sugar together until well combined.
  • Sift together flour, salt, and baking powder.
  • Add oats and flour to butter/sugar mixture and mix to combine.
  • Press half of oat crumb mixture into the bottom of an 8 x 11 inch pan. You can use a 9 x 13 pan; it will just be thinner.
  • Mix together condensed milk, lemon juice, and lemon zest. Spread onto the bottom layer of the crumb mixture. 
  • Spread the other half of the crumb mixture mix on top of lemon layer but don’t press.
  • Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until golden brown.
  • Allow pan to sit on counter for 30 minutes after baking. Cut into squares and refrigerate for a couple of hours or until cool.
  • Serve cool. Makes around one dozen.



Comments

  1. Mandy,<br />I&#39;ve made PW lemon bars several times. They are amazing!! Thanks for hosting this week, I&#39;m first to link up!!<br />Aimee

  4. Once again you have picked a great recipe to feature. It makes my mouth water looking at your pictures! Come over and visit us. I linked up a wonderful grilled squash recipe.

  6. Wow..I also adore Pioneer Woman&#39;s recipes…she is really great.I cant wait to watch her shows.Your lemon bars look so delicious

  7. Those lemon bars look AMAZING! I can&#39;t wait to try them. I just made a lemon ice box pie I saw on another blog so these are next!!<br /><br />Ellen

  9. I am back this week with Chocolate Coconut Brownies. I wish that I could look forward to PW&#39;s new show. I bet it will be awesome. Unfortunately we do not have cable, or Direct TV; and we only use Dish Net for internet access which costs us enough already. Thanks for hosting. The links look wonderful, and I am off to check them out.

  13. yum! I&#39;ve been thinking of making those lemon bars from PW too! I&#39;m glad they turned out so well. I linked up Triple Berry Crisp this week. Thanks for hosting!

  14. Oh my dear friend. These bars look and sound INCREDIBLE!!! Mmmm!!! Im so with you on loving Ree! She is just the best. I can&#39;t wait for her show to air! And thanks to her Tasty Kitchen page, I was able to meet you and find your blog!! Yay! : )

  16. Hi Mandy, I&#39;m your newest follower! I love these creamy lemony bars! YUM! I had no idea that you had a blog hop! I&#39;d like to invite you to stop over to my weekend foodie blog hop to share this and any other recipes. I feature 8 blogs each week, so I hope you can come on over and join in!

  18. These are so cute Mandy! I love a good lemon dessert.<br /><br /><br />If you’d like, I wanted to invite you to share your best recipes over at my new party, Recipe Sharing Monday at <a href="http://www.jamhands.net/&quot; rel="nofollow">Jam Hands.</a> I’m going to be featuring my favorite submissions during the week and I’d love it if you’d join in the fun. :O)

  19. Saved this recipe to try! Thanks for sharing at Church Supper. Hope to see you again this week. <br /><br />Everyday Mom&#39;s Meals

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