Dad's Favorite Lemon Icebox Pie

Ingredients

• 1 box vanilla wafer cookies , 12 ounce
• 2 tablespoons margarine , melted
• 2 lemons
• 1 can sweetened condensed milk , 14 ounce
• 2 large eggs , separated, divided
• 4 tablespoons white sugar

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).

2. 2

   Crush 28 wafer cookies with a food processor or by hand. Pat crushed cookies and melted margarine into the bottom of a 9-inch pie pan. Stand remaining whole wafer cookies around the edge of the pan.

3. 3

   Zest 1 tablespoon from lemons and set aside. Squeeze 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice. Combine lemon juice, lemon zest, sweetened condensed milk, and egg yolks in a mixing bowl. Mix well and pour into the prepared crust.

4. 4

   Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes. Remove from the oven, but leave the oven on.

5. 5

   Beat egg whites in a glass bowl on high speed, while slowly adding sugar, until almost stiff and peaks form. Arrange meringue on the pie with a spatula, spreading up to where it's touching the standing wafer cookies.

6. 6

   Bake in the preheated oven until browned, about 15 minutes, checking frequently. Let cool completely, 20 to 30 minutes. Chill in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours.