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The Best Lemon Bar Recipe

Easy, gooey, and tangy lemon bars that are so delicious!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time40 minutes
Total Time50 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
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
  • 1/2 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
  • 1/4 tsp salt

Instructions

For the crust

  • Using clean hands, combine all the ingredients until the dough clings together.
  • Press the dough into a 9×9 greased pan.
    Lemon bar crust pressed into a 9x9 baking pan.
  • Bake for 15 minutes at 350 degrees.

For the filling

  • In a mixing bowl, add all of the eggs and whisk together.
  • Then, continue to mix in the rest of the ingredients. Try not to over-mix the filling.

Assemble

  • Take the crust out of the oven and pour the lemon filling on top.
    Pouring lemon bar filling over a warm crust.
  • Bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees.
  • Let it cool completely before you cut into squares or shapes.
    Baked lemon bars in a pan.
  • Once the shapes are cut, sift powdered sugar on top and garnish with edible flowers!

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Notes

The lemon bars may need more time to bake, so adjust as you need. 

Nutrition

Calories: 392kcal | Carbohydrates: 57g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 95mg | Sodium: 157mg | Potassium: 71mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 38g | Vitamin A: 550IU | Vitamin C: 2.6mg | Calcium: 23mg | Iron: 1.4mg