Summer Shandy Lemon Bars
Summer Shandy Lemons Bars! The base is a simple shortbread crust. It’s rich, buttery, and perfectly sweet. The filling is a twist on a classic. It’s light, lemony, and the Summer Shandy comes through beautifully.
Servings: 9 bars
Calories: 348kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
Crust
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter softened
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Filling
- 4 large eggs
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1/4 cup Leinenkugel Summer Shandy
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- powdered sugar for dusting
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and grease an 8 x 8 nonstick baking pan.
Crust
- Using your stand mixer, cream together butter and sugar until fluffy, about 2 minutes. Now mix in flour, vanilla, and salt until well combined.
- Place dough in baking pan and press down until it fits evenly in the pan.
- Bake for 15 minutes.
- Let cool slightly, about 10 minutes, while you make the filling.
Filling
- Using your whisk attachment, whisk together eggs and sugar for 60 seconds.
- Add in flour, lemon juice, Summer Shandy beer, and lemon zest. Stir until fully incorporated.
- Pour over slightly cooled crust and bake for an additional 20-25 minutes. Allow to cool completely before refrigerating. Cover with saran wrap and chill in the fridge overnight.
- Before serving dust with powdered sugar and cut into bars!
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Nutrition
Serving: 1large bar | Calories: 348kcal | Carbohydrates: 54g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 121mg | Sodium: 103mg | Potassium: 66mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 39g | Vitamin A: 135IU | Vitamin C: 5.5mg | Calcium: 16mg | Iron: 1.2mg