Sunshine Squares | Cooking Professionally

Ingredients

• ***For the shortbread:***
• 2 sticks unsalted butter, melted
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled
• ***For the lemon filling:***
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 6 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 6 large eggs
• 1 cup lemon juice (about 4 lemons)
• confectioners' sugar, optional, to taste, for serving