Lemon Bars Recipe
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This easy Lemon Bars Recipe makes a delicious sweet treat! Layered onto a shortbread crust, this tart, yet sweet lemon bar is perfect for the lemon lover!
Lemon Bars are so light and refreshing and a perfect sweet treat anytime! Made from only a handful ingredients, these are incredibly easy as well as delicious. Luscious lemon filling is layered over a homemade shortbread crust for a dessert bar everyone loves – especially lemon lovers!
Lemon Bars Recipe
These are also one of my sister’s favorite treats and it’s easy to see why. I decided to whip up a batch of these delicious bars for her just to say thanks for being a great big sister. Every once in a while, it’s nice just to make something for someone you love “just because you wanna”.
I first discovered they were one of her favorites years ago when I made some to take to a get together. How in the world I hadn’t already known that little nugget of information, I’ll never know. As close as we are, I thought I’d known everything there was to know about her!
I tucked that little tidbit away and then surprised her with them when she least expected it.
I’ve updated my recipe to increase the amount of lemon of that was previously in my recipe, while reducing the sugar just a touch as well. It lets the tart, yet sweetness of the lemons really shine through!
Here’s how I make my Lemon Bars.
Lemon Bars
Ingredients
For the Shortbread Crust:
- 1 cup salted butter, softened
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup confectioner’s sugar
For the Lemon Filling:
- 4 eggs
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons lemon zest
- 3/4 cup lemon juice
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon confectioner’s sugar, for dusting
Instructions
For the Shortbread Crust:
- Preheat oven to 350º F.
- Mix together the butter, flour, and confectioner’s sugar. Press into the bottom of a 9×13-inch baking pan. Bake until lightly golden brown, approximately 15 minutes.
For the Lemon Filling:
- Mix together the eggs, sugar, lemon zest, lemon juice, and flour. Pour the lemon mixture over the baked crust. Bake 35 minutes until the lemon filling is completely set.
- Remove from oven and allow to cool completely. Cut into square or rectangles and dust with confectioner’s sugar.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Enjoy!
Robyn xo
From the Add a Pinch recipe archives. Originally published 2011.
Thank you very much for your yummy yuuummmy recipes.
From France we wish you the best 🙂
I can never have too many recipes for these. What a sweet sister you are! love the lemon!!!!
Just made these and I have gotten thumbs up all the way around the table. Not alot of talking…more mumbling and chewing sounds…everyone is too busy noshing on the lemon love! Thanks for an amazingly easy and awesome recipe. These will definitely be a “go-to” bar this summer!
So glad you all loved them as much as my family does! Thanks for letting me know!
The first pan didn’t make it 24 hours. So we are onto round 2 with this fabulously easy and fantastically delicious recipe! Thanks again for sharing with all of us! =0)
Love lemon bars-refreshing!
Lemon is like my favorite baked good flavor. I’m all over these.
lemon is always my go-to when i need to feel like i’m in a warm sunny place – yummerz!
You are such a dear! Your sister is lucky to have you!
Lemon bars are one of the first things I ever baked by myself!! I can never have too many recipes for these.
love the lemon!!!! sounds awesome
What a sweet sister you are! Lemon bars are such a classic, always a nice treat.