Lime Squares

1 cup all-purpose flour

½ cup margarine or butter, softened

¼ cup powdered sugar

1 cup granulated sugar

2 eggs

2 tablespoons flour

2 teaspoons grated lime peel

2 tablespoons lime juice

½ teaspoon baking powder

¼ teaspoon salt

2 or 3 drops green food color

Heat oven to 350°. Mix flour, margarine and powdered sugar. Press in ungreased baking pan, 8x8x2 or 9x9x2 inches, building up ½-inch edges. Bake 20 minutes.

Beat remaining ingredients until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes; pour over baked layer. Bake until no indentation remains when touched in center, about 25 minutes. Cool; sprinkle with powdered sugar if desired. Cut into 1-inch squares. About 4 dozen squares.

 

It is a quote. Betty Crocker’s Christmas Cookbook 1982