The Best Lemon Bar Recipe!

These lemon bars are truly the best! Made with a buttery shortbread crust, the lemon bar is sweet, tart and gooey! Topped with powdered sugar, these are delicious and the perfect dessert for spring and summer!

For the longest time, I wasn’t a fan of lemon bars until I tried my mother-in-laws! She’s been making this recipe for years and it’s by far one of the best I’ve ever had.

It’s also better than any lemon bar I’ve ordered at a restaurant. It’s really good, gooey and the crust has such a sweet buttery flavor to it. I added some edible flowers to make it charming and sprinkled powdered sugar on top.

The Best Lemon Bar Recipe!

This really is THE BEST lemon bar recipe!!

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Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: baked lemon bars, easy lemon bar recipe, lemon bar recipe

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 40 minutes

Total Time: 50 minutes

Servings: 12 servings

Calories: 392kcal

Author: Eden

Ingredients

Lemon bar crust

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup confectioners sugar
• 1 cup butter

Lemon bar filling

• 4 large organic eggs
• 1/3 cup fresh squeezed lemon juice, about 2 or 3 lemons will do the trick
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder

Instructions

For the crust

• Combine all the ingredients until the dough clings together.
• Press the dough into a 9×9 greased pan.
• Bake for 17 minutes at 350 degrees.

For the filling

• Mix the eggs together first.
• Then continue to mix in the rest of the ingredients. Try not to over- mix the filling… a tip would be to add the dry ingredients together in a bowl first.

Assemble

• Take the crust out of the oven and pour the lemon filling on top.
• Bake for 25 minutes at 350 degrees.
• Let it cool completely before you cut into squares or shapes.
• Once the shapes are cut, sift powdered sugar on top and garnish with edible flowers!

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts

The Best Lemon Bar Recipe!

Amount Per Serving

Calories 392 Calories from Fat 153

% Daily Value*

Fat 17g26%

Saturated Fat 10g63%

Cholesterol 95mg32%

Sodium 157mg7%

Potassium 71mg2%

Carbohydrates 57g19%

Fiber 1g4%

Sugar 38g42%

Protein 4g8%

Vitamin A 550IU11%

Vitamin C 2.6mg3%

Calcium 23mg2%

Iron 1.4mg8%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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