Key Lime Squares

    Ingredients

    Flour
    1/4 cup powdered sugar
    Salt
    1/2 cup butter
    2 eggs
    1 cup sugar
    3 Tbsp. lime juice
    1 tsp. grated lime peel
    1/2 tsp. baking powder
    5 drops of green food coloring

    Directions

    Sift together 1 cup flour, powdered sugar and 1/8
    tsp. salt.  Cut butter into mixture until resembles
    coarse crumbs.  Press into bottom of buttered
    9-inch square baking pan.  Bake at 350 degrees
    for 18 to 20 minutes or until lightly browned.
    Combine 8 Tbsp. flour and 1/8 tsp. salt with
    remaining ingredients.  Beat 2 minutes on
    medium speed of electric mixer.  Pour over baked
    crust.
    Bake at 350 for 18 to 20 minutes or until set.
    Cool.
    Refrigerate.
    Dip knife into warm water; cut into squares.
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