Best Lemon Bars

Name: Best Lemon Bars
Yield: Makes 12 bars
Ingredients: 1 cup (5 ounces/142 grams), all-purpose flour; 1/4 cup (1 3/4 ounce/50 grams), granulated sugar; 1/2 teaspoon, salt; 8 tablespoons, unsalted butter, melted; 1 cup (7 ounces/198 grams), granulated sugar; 2 tablespoons, all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons, cream of tartar; 1/4 teaspoon, salt; 3 , large eggs plus 3 large yolks; 2 teaspoons, grated lemon zest plus 2/3 cup juice (4 lemons); 4 tablespoons, unsalted butter, cut into 8 pieces; , Confectioners' sugar (optional)

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By Lan Lam ･ Appears in Cook's Illustrated March/April 2018, America's Test Kitchen TV

What's the secret to bars with bold, multifaceted citrus flavor? Cut back on the lemon juice.

SERVES Makes 12 bars

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