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Classic Lemon Bars

August 6, 2016 | Dessert

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These lovely little Lemon Bars are made with a buttery shortbread crust topped with a tart yet sweet custard filling making them irresistible.These lovely little Lemon Bars are made with a buttery shortbread crust topped with a tart yet sweet custard filling making them irresistible.

I use to say that I hated lemon in my baked goods. Then I grew to appreciate its presence occasionally but now I’m totally converted. Isn’t fun how our taste buds change as we get older? Or maybe we just open up more to trying and accepting new things. Either way, I’m diggin these Lemon Bars!These lovely little Lemon Bars are made with a buttery shortbread crust topped with a tart yet sweet custard filling making them irresistible.

I’m loving lemon so much that I’m actually making a lemon cake tomorrow, or in the near future… basically, as soon as time allows. Carly has been skipping naps more often than taking them so until preschool starts the blog has been put on the back burner. I’ve been having a fun summer playing and exploring with my children, but I sure miss nap time when I have a few hours to regroup and get a few things done… like clean or even take shower.These lovely little Lemon Bars are made with a buttery shortbread crust topped with a tart yet sweet custard filling making them irresistible.

Anyway, I have plans (we’ll see if the stars, I mean schedules, align) to start doing video. Yay! It will be a bit of work but hopefully fun and informative for you all. I have all the equipment I just need to figure out how it all works. Gotta keep up with what’s popular. I am pretty excited to learn how to shoot video and edit though. Speaking of keeping up with what’s popular and new, have you checked out Instagram Stories? I just figured out how to do it last night and got a little carried away. It’s fun to share the behind the scenes and reality with you guys so follow along and say hi!These lovely little Lemon Bars are made with a buttery shortbread crust topped with a tart yet sweet custard filling making them irresistible.

Back to these lemon bars. They are too good to resist! Just don’t put birthday candles in it. Been there, done that… and our friend got his eyebrows slightly singed. Blowing out the candle blew the powdered sugar into a giant dust cloud that quickly became a cloud of fire. It was shocking, scary, and hilarious. I really hope his wish was worth it!These lovely little Lemon Bars are made with a buttery shortbread crust topped with a tart yet sweet custard filling making them irresistible.

For more sweet and tangy refreshing treats like these Classic Lemon Bars, try Raspberry Lemon Cheesecake, Lemon Blueberry cupcakes, and Lemon Poppy Seed Zucchini muffins.

Classic Lemon Bars

These lovely little Lemon Bars are made with a buttery shortbread crust topped with a tart yet sweet custard filling making them irresistible.
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5 from 1 vote

Classic Lemon Bars

Prep Time15 minutes mins
Cook Time38 minutes mins
Total Time53 minutes mins
Servings: 16
Author: Garnish and Glaze

Ingredients

For the Crust:

  • 10 tablespoons butter, room temperature
  • 1 1/4 cups flour
  • 1/2 cup + 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt

For the Filling:

  • 3 large eggs, room temperature
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 3 tablespoons flour
  • 1 tablespoon lemon zest
  • 1/3 cup lemon juice, about 2 lemons
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder

Instructions

For the Crust:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and lightly grease a 9x9 inch pan.
  • Mix the flour, powdered sugar, and salt together. Cut the butter into the mix until crumbly and then press into the bottom of the pan.
  • Bake for 15-18 minutes until lightly golden. Meanwhile, make the filling.

For the Filling:

  • Whisk all the filling ingredients together until combined.
  • Pour over the cooked crust and place back in the oven for 17-20 minutes until filling is set.
  • Cool completely, dust with powdered sugar, cut into squares.
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These lovely little Lemon Bars are made with a buttery shortbread crust topped with a tart yet sweet custard filling making them irresistible.

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  1. Cathy says

    August 23, 2016 at 9:11 pm

    Thanks Melanie! I made these luscious lemon bars for a bridal shower and they were a hit!!! Only problems I should have made 2 pans!!! Loved them!

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