Lime Bars

Ingredients

• •2 cups all-purpose flour
• •1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
• •1/2 teaspoon salt
• •1 cup butter
• •4 eggs
• •1/3 cup lime juice
• •1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• •2 cups white sugar
• •2 teaspoons grated lime peel, or more to taste
• •1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• •1 drop green food coloring, or as desired (optional)
• •1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
• •1 tablespoon lime juice
• •1 teaspoon grated lime peel (optional)

Steps

1. 1Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 12x15-inch baking dish.
2. 2Mix 2 cups flour, 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar, and salt in a bowl; cut in butter with a pastry cutter until crust mixture resembles crumbs. Pat crust evenly into bottom of the prepared baking dish.
3. 3Bake crust in the preheated oven for 10 minutes.
4. 4Whisk eggs, 1/3 cup lime juice, 1/4 cup flour, white sugar, 2 teaspoons lime peel, baking powder, and food coloring in a bowl; pour over the crust.
5. 5Return baking dish to oven; bake until filling is set, about 25 minutes. Cool thoroughly.
6. 6Whisk 1 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar, 1 tablespoon lime juice, and 1 teaspoon grated lime peel to make a smooth glaze; spread evenly over cooled lime bars. Let glaze set before serving.