Easy Lemon Bars: A Can’t-Miss Recipe for Pretty Much ANY Casual Occasion
If you're gearing up for a season picnics and potlucks, this easy lemon bar recipe is one you'll reach for again and again. Image: SusieCakes
For 18 years, SusieCakes has been lining its display cases with and a delicious offering of cupcakes, cakes, cookies, and pies. To celebrate another year in business, the beloved bakery brought back one of its cult favorites, by popular demand: their famous lemon bars! While the treat was only available for a limited time in July, the team has shared its tried-and-true recipe so you can enjoy it year-round. These classic lemon bars are perfect for for tailgates, bake sales, potlucks … you can’t go wrong.
Lemon bars are known for their brightness and zippy, tart-sweet flavor profile — and this recipe is true to the formula. Combining delicious lemon curd filling with a buttery shortbread crust, these will disappear quickly, so you may want to consider multiple batches.
The bakers at SusieCakes have a few pro tips for the best results:
- First, keep a close eye on your bars when they’re in the oven, as you don’t want to over-bake them.
- Second, make sure you have some extra powdered sugar on hand to sprinkle over your bars before serving. This adds a light-as-air final touch of sweetness and makes for a pretty presentation.
- And, of course, it’s best to use freshly squeezed lemon juice if possible.
Enjoy!
Classic Lemon Bars
Ingredients
For the crust:
- 2 cups flour
- 1 cup powdered sugar sifted
- Pinch of salt
- 1 cup European-style butter unsalted, cut in chunks
For the filling:
- 4 whole eggs at room temp
- 6 tbsp flour
- 2 cups sugar granulated
- 6 tbsp lemon juice freshly squeezed if possible
- Additional powdered sugar for dusting
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350℉.
- Whisk dry ingredients together for crust.
- Cut butter in with fork until dough is crumbly.
- Press into 9-by-13 baking dish lined with parchment paper.
- Bake 20 minutes and cool.
- Whisk eggs, flour, and sugar together.
- Add lemon juice.
- Pour over crust and bake 20-25 minutes. (Be careful not to overbake!)
- Cool on wire rack.
- Remove from pan by lifting parchment paper.
- Cut and dust with powdered sugar.
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Brianna Goebel
Brianna is StyleBlueprint’s Associate Editor and Sponsored Content Manager. She is an avid fan of iced coffee and spends her free time reading romance novels.