Dad's Favorite Lemon Icebox Pie
Description
A vanilla wafer crust holds a tart lemon filling topped with meringue in this icebox pie that's been passed down and loved by dads through generations.
Ingredients
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1 (12 ounce) box vanilla wafer cookies
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2 tablespoons margarine, melted
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2 lemons
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1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
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2 large eggs, separated, divided
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4 tablespoons white sugar
Directions
1
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
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
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
Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes. Remove from the oven, but leave the oven on.
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
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.