Lemon Butter Tarts

Ingredients

• 0.5 cups butter
• 2 teaspoons lemon zest
• 0.33 cups lemon juice
• 1.5 cups white sugar
• 3 eggs
• 2 eggs yolks
• 12 tarts shells , 3 inch
• 3 eggs whites
• 0.25 cups white sugar

Instructions

1. 1

   Melt butter or margarine in a saucepan. Add rind, lemon juice, and 1 1/2 cups sugar. Beat eggs and egg yolks until thick, and add to lemon butter mixture. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly until thick. Chill.

2. 2

   Beat 3 egg whites until stiff. Gradually add 1/4 cup sugar, and continue beating until stiff and glossy. Fill baked tart shells with lemon custard, and top with meringue.

3. 3

   Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) just until tarts are a delicate brown color.