The Best Lemon Bars

This was my first attempt at lemon bars, and I thought they turned out great. I got the recipe from allrecipes.com. It has a 4 1/2 star rating out of 246 reviews--tried and true!

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp. salt
  
• 4 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups white sugar
• 5 tbsp. all-purpose flour
• 2/3 c. lemon juice

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). In a medium bowl, blend together softened butter, 2 cups flour and 1/2 cup sugar and salt. Press into the bottom of an 9x13 inch pan (I sprayed with Pam). Bake for 15 to 20 minutes in the preheated oven, or until firm and golden. In another bowl, whisk together the 1 1/2 cups sugar and 1/4 cup flour. Whisk in the eggs and lemon juice. Pour over the baked crust. Bake for an additional 20 minutes in the preheated oven. The bars will firm up as they cool. And, of course, I sprinkled the top with some powdered sugar.