Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1 cup butter or margarine, softened
• 1 (14-ounce) can Nestlé Carnation Sweetened Condensed Milk
• 4 large eggs
• 2/3 cup lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 4 drops yellow food coloring (optional)
• 1 tablespoon grated lemon peel
• Sifted powdered sugar (optional)

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Combine flour and powdered sugar in a medium bowl. Cut in butter with pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture is crumbly. Press lightly onto bottom and halfway up sides of ungreased 13 x 9-inch baking pan.
3. Bake for 20 minutes.
4. Beat sweetened condensed milk and eggs in a large mixing bowl until fluffy. Beat in lemon juice, flour, baking powder, salt, and food coloring until blended. Fold in grated lemon peel; pour over crust.
5. Bake until filling is set and crust is golden brown, about 20 to 25 minutes. Cool in pan on wire rack. Refrigerate for 2 hours.
6. Cut into bars; sprinkle with powdered sugar.
7. This recipe is made available as a courtesy by Nestle USA and www.VeryBestBaking.com. Nestle® Toll House® is a registered trademark of Société des Produits Nestlé S.A., Vevey, Switzerland.