The Best Easy Lemon Bars Recipe
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4.6
The Best Easy Lemon Bars Recipe
Description
This lemon bars recipe starts with mixing butter, powdered sugar, flour, and salt to create a rich shortbread crust. The dough presses into a parchment-lined pan and bakes until it is firm and pale. Separately, eggs, fresh lemon juice, granulated sugar, and flour are blended until frothy, forming the lemon filling. This mixture is poured over the baked crust and returned to the oven until the filling firms up but still retains a slight softness characteristic of lemon bars.
The finished bars have a buttery, soft base with a bright, tangy lemon topping that is balanced by sugar and a light dusting of powdered sugar for sweetness and texture contrast. They are sliced into squares, making for easy serving and sharing as a dessert or snack.
This recipe lends itself well to serving chilled or at room temperature and can be stored for a few days to allow flavors to meld.
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter room temperature, unsalted
- ½ cups powdered sugar
- 2 cup flour
- ½ tsp salt
- 4 egg
- 5-6 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 ¾ cup sugar
- ⅓ cup flour
- ¼ cup powdered sugar or more, to taste
Instructions
- In a medium size bowl, mix butter, powdered sugar, flour, and salt together with a fork or pastry cutter.
- Add mixture to an 8x8 pan that is well lined with parchment paper.
- Bake for 20 minutes at 375.
- Crust should be firm but not browned.
- In a stand mixer, or a bowl with a handheld mixer, blend eggs, lemon juice, sugar, and flour until frothy, about 30 seconds.
- Pour over cookie crust.
- Bake for 15- 20 minutes at 350 degrees.
- Let cool, top with sprinkled powdered sugar.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 8people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 591 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1g | |
| Calories | 591kcal | 30% |
| Carbohydrates | 85g | 28% |
| Protein | 7g | 14% |
| Fat | 26g | 40% |
| Saturated Fat | 15g | 75% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 8g | 47% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 154mg | 51% |
| Sodium | 378mg | 16% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 55g | 110% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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4.6
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