I love lemon bars! And I remember helping my family make lemon bars every so often when I was young. When I came across this lemon bar recipe, I knew I had to try it out. These lemon bars are truly the Best Lemon Bars I’ve tasted. I really think the secret to making them taste so good is using real juiced lemons.
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Author: Lisa Park
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 2 cups sugar, divided
- 2¼ cups flour, divided
- 4 eggs
- 2 lemons, juiced
Instructions
- In a bowl, mix together butter, ½ cup sugar, and 2 cups flour. Press onto the bottom of a greased 9x13 pan. Bake for 15 minutes at 350 degrees until golden.
- In another bowl, mix 1½ cups sugar and ¼ cup flour. And then whisk in the eggs and lemon juice. Pour over the baked crust. Bake for an additional 20 minutes at 350 degrees.
- Allow to cool. The bars will become firm as they cool. Sprinkle the top with a little powdered sugar.
This recipe came from All Recipes.
So I made these Lemon Bars yesterday and they are delicious! It is perfect because it doesn’t have the yuck jello like stuff on top. Other recipes have a perfect line down the middle dividing the crust from the lemon curd top, but this recipe kind of blends the crust and the lemon. At our local farmers market they had bars very identical to these and they were sold out pretty quick! I am 12 and I LOVE to bake. These were very easy to make. Although we only had meyer lemons so I zested them and put it in to add some bitterness. I did half white sugar and half brown sugar (Because we ran out of white). You have to cook the crust for exactly 15 minutes. You think it looks like they need more time to bake but they don’t. I would maybe add some salt to even out the sweetness. And also try some before you add powdered sugar on top because it might be too sweet for your liking. And besides, it wouldn’t hurt to “test” it ;).
Thank you for your comment and suggestions! I’m glad that you made this recipe and loved it. Thanks for stopping by!