••••PREP: 25 MIN ••BAKE: 10 MIN +COOLING••••MAKES: 1 DOZEN
•1 cup all-purpose flour
•1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
•1/2 cup butter, melted
•1/4 cup chopped macadamia nuts
FILLING
•1 cup sugar
•2 TB all-purpose flour
•1/2 tsp baking powder
•1/4 tsp salt
•2 eggs
•2 TB lemon juice
•2 tsp grated lemon peel
•2 TB chopped macadamia nuts
•+Confectioners' sugar
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, mix flour, confectioners' sugar and melted butter until crumbly; stir in nuts. Press onto bottom and 1/2 in. up sides of a greased 8-in.-square baking dish. Bake 15-20 minutes or until light brown.
2. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, whisk sugar, flour, baking powder and salt. Beat in eggs, lemon juice and lemon peel until blended.
3. Pour over hot crust. Sprinkle with nuts. Bake 10-15 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool completely on a wire rack. Cut into bars. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar. Refrigerate leftovers.
