With a shortbread crust and delicious lemon filling, these Lemon Bars are a dessert staple that are easy to make!
Lemon bars are a classic dessert typical in the United States. They are easy to make, but do take a little bit of time to bake. They are great for using fresh lemons in the spring or summer. This dessert is one everyone will love!
Ingredients to make Lemon Bars:
- For the crust you need a handful of ingredients:
- flour - all purpose white flour
- cornstarch - this gives the crust a crispy, melt-in-your-mouth texture
- unsalted butter - cold and cut into little cubes
- salt
- powdered sugar
- For the lemon bar filling you'll need:
- large eggs
- regular sugar
- large fresh lemons
- all-purpose flour
How to make Lemon Bars:
**scroll down for full ingredients list and printable directions**
- Preheat the oven and prepare the crust. I like to use a food processor to combine all of the ingredients easily.
- Using a 9x13 baking dish, press the mixture into the dish and form the crust. Then bake in the oven. Remove and let cool.
- Prepare the lemon filling for the lemon bars: In a bowl, add the zest from two lemons and squeeze out the juice; Mix eggs, zest, lemon juice, sugar, and all-purpose flour using a whisk and until there are no clumps.
- Pour the filling into the shortbread crust and place into the oven to bake.
- Remove from oven and then allow at least 2 hours to cool. The filling will fall a bit and this makes the bars more dense and easier to cut.
- Dust with powdered sugar and cut into squares or rectangles. Keep the lemon bars in an air tight sealed container up to 5 days.
These lemon bars would be great served at Easter Brunch after delicious Air Fryer Turkey Breast and Loaded Mashed Potatoes!
If you like desserts as much as I do, try these other recipes as well!
- Cranberry Lemon Loaf
- Instant Pot Snickers Cheesecake
- Twix Cheesecake Bars
- Milky Way Caramel Cheesecake Brownies
- Slow Cooker Chocolate Lava Cake
- Carrot Cake Trifle (shortcut and homemade recipe)
With a shortbread crust and delicious lemon filling, these Lemon Bars are a dessert staple that are easy to make!
- 1 ½ cups all purpose flour
- 5 tablespoon cornstarch
- ⅓ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 1 cup cold cubed butter
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 lemons
- 3 tablespoon all purpose flour
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Preheat the oven to 350F. Using a food processor or mixer, combine flour, cornstarch, salt, powdered sugar and cubes of butter.
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Cover a 9x13 baking dish with foil or parchment and pour the crust mixture inside. Press down to level and make small borders (about ½ inch). Bake for 20 minutes in the oven. Remove and set aside.
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Zest two lemons and squeeze the juice from the lemons as well. Mix eggs, zest, lemon juice, sugar, and all-purpose flour in the bowl. Whisk well so there are no lumps.
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Pour the filling into the baking dish and place back in the oven. For a softer filling, bake for 22 minutes; for a denser filling, bake for 30 minutes.
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Remove the finished lemon bars from the oven and let cool for about 2 hours. Optional: Place in fridge for another hour to chill the lemon bars.
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Dust the lemon bars with powdered sugar and cut into squares or rectangular pieces.
Andie says
The absolute perfect spring treat. Going to be making these delicious lemon bars again for sure.
Beth says
Luscious is the only word I can think of to describe these bars. I made them last night, and I instantly fell in love. They're all gone already, so I guess my family did, too!
Allyson says
Next time you should double the recipe! So tasty!
Mel says
My whole family loved these lemon bars! So refreshing and perfect in every way!
Allyson says
Happy to hear that!
Sandra says
These were so good, they were gone in seconds! Now I know I definitely have to double the recipe next time I make them!
Erin | Dinners, Dishes and Desserts says
Always a favorite at our house! Definitely making this again!
Erin | Dinners, Dishes and Desserts says
So yummy! Can't wait to make this again!
Natasha says
These Lemon Bars are a dessert staple for us now since I tried this recipe! So delicious, my whole family loved them!
Janelle says
I am a big fan of lemon bars and this recipe was GREAT! Thanks!
April says
These are so yummy, they taste like sunshine! You just can't go wrong with a classic.
Katerina Petrovska says
These Classic Lemon Bars were fantastic—perfectly sweet and tart! Everyone loved them!
Joyce says
I definitely want to try this… of course I’ll have to make some adjustments I will let you know what happens.
Catalina says
Your Classic Lemon Bars recipe was just what I was looking for - the perfect balance of tart and sweet, with that irresistible buttery crust. They were a hit at my book club, and several friends asked for the recipe.