Simple Lemon Bars Recipe

These are my favourite lemon bars! Our recipe combines probably the most scrumptious shortbread crust with a creamy, tart lemon filling.

I’m undecided I can convey how a lot I like these unimaginable lemon bars. Let’s begin with the crust. For those who’ve had shortbread cookies earlier than, our lemon bar crust will remind you of them. I find it irresistible a lot that I’d be completely happy to eat the crust all by itself (it’s that good).

The lemon filling is scrumptious, too. I take advantage of contemporary lemon juice and lemon zest to pack in as a lot lemony taste as doable. These lemon bars are a must-make! I additionally love these lemon cheesecake bars!

Key Substances

• Butter: Since these lemon bars have a shortbread crust, I take advantage of melted butter to make them. Salted butter is ideal, however unsalted is ok. Simply observe my suggestions for including a little bit of salt to our recipe under.
• Flour: All-purpose flour is ideal right here or use your favourite gluten-free all-purpose flour mix.
• Sugar: I take advantage of granulated sugar for the crust and lemon topping.
• Lemons: I often purchase 5 lemons when looking for this recipe to make sure I’ve sufficient juice. For these bars, you’ll use the zest of a lemon or two and the juice of 4 to five lemons.
• Eggs: These are the bottom of our lemon filling.
• Vanilla: I add a little bit of vanilla to make the crust style much more scrumptious. I extremely suggest it!

The way to Make Lemon Bars

Lemon bars are such a easy dessert! I begin with the crust. We’re choosy in terms of crusts (home made pie crust being an incredible instance). You’ll begin by rubbing lemon zest and vanilla into the sugar, making a extra aromatic lemon sugar that makes an much more scrumptious crust.

Then, add melted butter. I take advantage of melted butter as a substitute of softened butter for the most effective lemon bar crust. Melted butter is less complicated and it makes the crust extra crisp, which is ideal in opposition to the creamy lemon filling.

You’ll bake the crust till golden brown earlier than including the filling, which you’ll add to the new baked crust. The filling is straightforward to make. You’ll whisk sugar, flour, salt, lemon zest, eggs, and lemon juice collectively after which pour it in.

The bars bake a bit longer, after which they should cool earlier than chopping. Simple! By the way in which, I retailer them within the fridge (they final about 1 week!).