Bars and Squares
Christmas Cookies

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 tablespoons lime juice
• 1 to 1 1/2 tablespoons grated lime rind
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• Powdered sugar (optional)

Combine 1 cup flour, butter, pecans, and 1/4 cup sugar; mix until crumbly, using a pastry blender. Press into a greased and floured 12 x 8 inch baking pan. Bake at 350° for 15 minutes.

Beat eggs with a fork, adding lime juice, rind, 1 cup sugar, 2 tablespoons flour, and baking powder. Pour mixture over crust. Bake an additional 25 minutes. Cool. Sprinkle with powdered sugar, if desired.

Yield: about 3 1/2 dozen.

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