Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 egg yolks
• 1 teaspoon grated lemon rind
• 1 teaspoon grated orange rind
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 9" pastry shell, uncooked, or 6 individual tart shells, uncooked

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Instructions

1. Cream the butter and sugar and add the egg yolks one at a time. Beat thoroughly after each addition. Blend in the grated lemon rinds, the salt and the lemon juice. Fill the pie or tart shells and bake in a 350°F. oven for 25-30 minutes.
2. NOTE: Chess pies are really best made as individual tarts.