{Recipe} Pink Lemonade Bars

I love cooking, especially desserts. Cakes, cookies, cupcakes, you name it. This recipe is a bit unusual for me, as it's very lemony and very sweet, but I quite like it.

And yes, that is Stormy in the background!

The original recipe was found on Dine & Dash (link), and my comments regarding the recipe are below.

Ingredients

Crust

• 4 sticks (2 cups) butter, softened
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 4 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon salt

Lemonade Topping

• 6 large eggs
• 1 cup lemon juice (I used juice in a can)
• 2 tablespoons lemonade powder (like Country Time)
• 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup flour
• Red food coloring
• Powdered sugar

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350ºF and grab a 12x18 cake pan or jelly roll pan.
2. Cream together butter and 1 cup granulated sugar. Slowly add salt and flour, mixing until a soft dough forms.
3. Press dough evenly into the bottom of the prepared pan. Note: This might be a bit difficult, since the dough is very sticky. I ended up using a spatula to smooth it around.
4. Bake for 30 minutes or until slightly brown on top. Remove from oven and allow to cool.
5. Reduce oven temperature 325ºF.
6. Blend eggs and 1 1/2 cups sugar until fluffy and smooth. Add lemon juice, lemonade powder and food coloring until desired color. Add flour slowly, and continue stirring until well blended. Note: This might take a few minutes. Mixture will be thin and runny.
7. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes or until firm. Note: Mine bubbled and fizzed a bit at the top as soon as I put it in the oven.
8. Cool completely and sprinkle with powdered sugar.