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Lemon Bars
You only need 7 ingredients to make these lemon bars. The lemon curd filling is extra thick and creamy and sits on an irresistible buttery shortbread crust.
From YouTube · May 5, 2025
You only need 7 ingredients to make these lemon bars. The lemon curd filling is extra thick and creamy and sits on an irresistible buttery shortbread crust.
10 min
Prep time
40 min
Cook time
3 hrs 50 min
Total time
24 bars
Yield
Ingredients
11 ingredients- 1 cup (16 Tbsp; 226g) unsalted butter, melted
- 1/2 cup (100g) granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups + 2 Tablespoons (265g) all-purpose flour (spooned & leveled)
- 2 cups (400g) granulated sugar
- 6 Tablespoons (46g) all-purpose flour
- 6 large eggs
- 1 cup (240ml) fresh lemon juice (about 4 lemons)
- 2 teaspoons fresh lemon zest, optional
- optional: confectioners’ sugar for dusting
Method
11 steps- Mix together melted butter, sugar, vanilla extract, and salt.
- Add the flour and stir until it forms a thick dough.
- Press the dough into a pan lined with parchment paper, making sure the layer of crust is nice and even.
- Bake until the edges are lightly browned, about 20 to 22 minutes.
- Use a fork to poke holes all over the top of the warm crust, but don't poke all the way through.
- Sift together sugar and flour.
- Whisk in eggs, then lemon juice until completely combined.
- Pour the filling over the warm crust.
- Bake the bars for 22 to 26 minutes or until the center is relatively set and no longer jiggles.
- Let the lemon bars cool at room temperature and then transfer them to the refrigerator.
- Dust the cold lemon bars with confectioners’ sugar and cut into squares.
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