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The Best Margarita Bars Recipe

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Ingredients
  

  • Margarita Bars are like a lemon bar but with a margarita filling: lime juice and tequila make a gooey margarita in bar form on a graham cracker crust!
  • INGREDIENTS
  • ¾ cup unsalted butter softened
  • ½ cup powdered sugar
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 4 eggs
  • cups granulated sugar
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons grated lime zest
  • cup fresh lime juice from 6 limes
  • 2 drops green food coloring (optional)
  • 2 tablespoons milk
  • 3 tablespoons tequila
  • 1 tablespoon powdered sugar

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350° F. Lightly spray a 13×9-inch pan with cooking spray.
  • In a large bowl, mix butter and ½ cup powdered sugar together with an electric mixer. Mix in 1¾ cup of the flour on low speed, just until well combined. Press in pan. Bake 22 to 25 minutes or until set and lightly browned.
  • Meanwhile, in a large bowl, whisk together eggs and sugar. Add remaining ¼ cup flour and salt, mix with a whisk until blended. Add in lime zest, lime juice, food coloring, and milk and whisk until smooth. Stir in tequila.
  • Pour the lime mixture over partially baked crust. Bake 25 to 27 minutes longer or until center is set.
  • Cool completely and then chill in the fridge until ready to serve. Sprinkle with powdered sugar and cut into bars. Store bars tightly covered in the fridge.
  • If desired, omit mint leaves and substitute ½ teaspoon mint extract. Add extract with the rum as directed.