Easy Lemon Bar Recipe

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My entire life lemon dessert recipes have been some of my favorite treats. I’m not sure if its a southern thing or not, but summertime to me means lemons!!

Are you ready for a super easy lemon bar recipe? Seriously, anyone can make this homemade dessert.

Ingredients Needed To Make These Delicious Lemon Bars

• 2 Sticks of Butter
• 2 Cups of Unbleached Flour
• 1/2 Cup of Powdered Sugar
• 1/4 Teaspoon of Salt
• 2 Cups of Sugar
• 4 Eggs
• 5 Tablespoons of Fresh Lemon Juice
• Lemon Zest with Powdered Sugar to Garnish

Step by Step How to Make Classic Lemon Bars

1. Start by preheating the oven to 350 degrees.
2. Line a baking dish (9X13) with parchment paper.
3. Grab a bowl and mix the melted butter, powdered sugar, flour, and salt. Mix with a fork but not too much.
4. Put in the oven and bake for 20 minutes.
5. While baking, start beating the eggs in a different bowl.
6. Combine the sugar and lemon juice with a whisk until combined.
7. Once done, put the lemon mixture into the crust after it’s baked as soon as it comes out of the oven.
8. Once combined, put back into the oven to bake for 15 minutes.
9. After that time passes, take and remove from the oven, put on foil, and put back in the oven to bake for another 15 minutes.
10. Once they are done baking, take them out of the oven and dust them with the powdered sugar, and let them cool. You want to serve them at room temperature, ideally.

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How do you zest a lemon?

Zesting a lemon isn’t hard at all. All you’ll need is a zester and a clean lemon to make it happen.

Start by washing off the outside of the lemon. Then take your lemon and start using the zester on the outside of the rind. Lemon zest should only be the yellow part of the lemon so if you’ve gone down to the white, you’ve gone too far. (if that happens, you just need to rotate it and start another yellow side of the lemon)

Do lemon bars need to be refrigerated?

They don’t have to be but many people prefer them to be. If you do put them in the fridge then you need to have them in a container with a lid to keep them fresh.

Can I make lemon bars in advance and freeze them?

You can! This is such a simple dessert and they’re easy to freeze as well. This is a great way to be able to meal prep and save the dessert to enjoy later!

More Lemon Desserts:

If you just can’t get enough of that lemon flavor, here are some more recipes to get excited about.

• Blueberry Sweet Rolls with Lemon Glaze
• Mini Lemon Pies
• Lemon Blueberry Bread
• Lemon Ricotta Cookies