The Best Ever Lemon Bars
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| Serves | 24 |
| Prep time | 15 minutes |
| Cook time | 32 minutes |
| Total time | 47 minutes |
My recipe for The Best Ever Lemon Bars is super easy and perfect for lemon lovers! Cool lemon filling on top of a dreamy, buttery crust! These are so good!
Ingredients
Filling
- 5 eggs
- 1 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2/3 cups fresh squeezed lemon juice
- 5 heaped teaspoons all purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
Crust
- 3/4 cups unsalted butter (cold and cubed)
- 1/3 cup powdered sugar
- 1 1/3 cup all purpose flour
Garnish
- lemon zest
- powdered sugar
Directions
| Crust | |
| Step 1 | |
| Preheat oven to 350 In a medium bowl add butter, flour, and powdered sugar. Cut the butter into the flour and sugar until crumbly. Press the mixture into a greased 9x13" pan. Bake for 12 minutes. | |
| Filling | |
| Step 2 | |
| In a large bowl beat the eggs with lemon juice and sugar. Add the flour and baking powder and mix well. Pour into baked crust and bake for 20 minutes or until edges just start to brown. Let cool to room temperature then chill in refrigerator. Add the zest of a lemon and a sprinkling of powdered sugar just before serving. | |
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Melissa says
Can these be frozen?
Stephanie Brubaker says
Yes! They can be frozen. Enjoy, Melissa!
Amanda says
Is this supposed to be 3 to 4 cups of butter or three quarters of a cup? Same for lemon? I think ive just wasted 5 eggs
Stephanie Brubaker says
It is 3 quarters of a cup, the recipe is correct 🙂 Enjoy!
Karly says
What a fabulous treat! Thanks for linking up with What’s Cookin’ Wednesday!
Miriam @ OvertimeCook says
Would you believe I’ve never made lemon bars? These look so good – definitely going to have to try them!
Jen says
I love, love, love lemon bars! Nothing beats something a little sweet and sour at the same time.
Steph @ Crafting in the Rain says
I love lemon bars, and your pictures are awesome!
Kim Beaulieu says
I love lemon bars, like way too much. I can barely hold myself back long enough to share any. Totally need to try these.
Aly ~ Cooking In Stilettos says
I love love LOVE Lemon Bars – I need to give this recipe a try 🙂
Angie | Big Bear's Wife says
I love these! I don’t normally like the color yellow haha but I think these are beautiful
Jessica (Savory Experiments) says
Pinned! My indoor lemon tree is about to have its first harvest, so I am stocking up on lemon recipes!
Nikki @ NikSnacks says
I’m drooling over these bars, too! Man! I love a good lemon bar and yours are absolutely perfect. Bring on the powdered sugar rainfall!
Marly says
Lemon bars are the perfect way to ring in spring. Love it!
Jaren (Diary of a Recipe Collector) says
I love lemon bars…well lemon anything!! These look super yummy!
Mallory says
MMmmmmm. These look awesome. I have been craving all things lemon lately. These will satisfy those cravings!
Ashley @ Wishes & Dishes says
Anything with “best ever” in the title needs to be made by me!! Love lemon bars!
claire @ the realistic nutritionist says
I don’t doubt you that these are perfect. They look like heaven!!
Brenda@SugarFreeMom says
They look perfect!! I really need to get on the lemon recipes bandwagon!
Ginny McMeans says
These look so delicious and I just love lemony sweet!
Amy @Very Culinary says
Lemon anything!! I’ll take all 24.
Liz says
We love lemon bars around here and yours look amazing!!!
Connie | URBAN BAKES says
Wow about 100 times! That’s a lot of lemons you get there lol. I have 4 at home and was contemplating on either making a cake or lemon bars. I think I just may stick with the bars. Yours looks great!
julia says
These look wonderful! I am a huge fan of lemon bars!
Mir says
I’m a sucker for lemon bars, and these look very tempting. A perfect balance of sweet and tart!
Matt Robinson says
Stephanie, these are simply amazing! So incredibly easy to make and the word that comes to mind with these is “Summer!”. I wouldn’t be able to keep them around wrong. Love the pics too. Thanks!
Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust says
I’m drooling Stephanie!!! LOVE this.