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Buttermilk Bars

Yields: 12 bars
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 35 to 45 minutes
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Ingredients

Crust:

6 tablespoons
 butter OR margarine, room temperature
1/4 cup
 sugar
2/3 cup
 all-purpose flour
1/8 teaspoon
 salt

Filling:

2 eggs
1/2 cup
 sugar
2 tablespoons
 butter OR margarine, melted
3 tablespoons
 Karo® Light Corn Syrup
2 tablespoons
 all-purpose flour
1/2 cup
 buttermilk
1/4 teaspoon
 pure bourbon vanilla extract
2 teaspoons
 freshly grated lemon OR orange peel, optional
powdered sugar

Directions

Crust:

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F
  2. Beat butter and sugar together in a large bowl at medium speed of mixer until creamy. Add flour and salt; mix on low speed until blended. Spread dough evenly into bottom of a greased 8-inch square baking pan. Bake 15 to 20 minutes until crust is golden.

 

Filling:

  1. Beat eggs and sugar in a large bowl at medium speed. Beat in butter, corn syrup, flour, buttermilk, vanilla and lemon peel if desired, until mixture is smooth. Pour filling over baked crust.
  2. Bake 20 to 25 minutes until edges just begin to brown and filling is set. Cool completely. Sprinkle with powdered sugar and cut into bars.








Note

Recipe can be doubled and baked in a 13 x 9-inch baking pan. Bake time may vary by a few minutes, so watch carefully.