Lemon Butter Tarts

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter
• teaspoon slemon zest
• 1/3 cup lemon juice
• 1/2 cup swhite sugar
• eggs
• egg yolks
• (3 inch) tart shells, baked
• egg whites
• 1/4 cup white sugar

Instructions

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