Cookie Base for Squares and Bars

Shortbread Style Crust
This is a great starting point for bar and squares recipes that need a cookie base. Just a few ingredients, and it will make those lemon squares shine.

Ingredients:
3/4 cup butter
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 tsp salt
2 cup all purpose flour

Method:

Set Oven to 325ºF
Grease a 9X13 cake pan. Line the bottom with parchment paper.
In bowl beat butter, sugar and salt until fluffy. Stir in flour until blended.
Press into the bottom of prepared pan.
Bake until golden approximately 25 minutes.
Remove from oven and allow to cool before adding filling.

Shortbread cookie base for squares

Try this base with our Zesty Lemon Squares Dessert Recipe.

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