Lemon Bar Cookies Recipes

EASY LEMON BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Combine all crust ingredients in large bowl. Beat at low speed until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Press mixture evenly onto bottom of ungreased 13x9-inch baking pan. Bake 20-22 minutes or until light brown; remove from oven.
• Combine all filling ingredients in bowl. Beat at medium speed until well mixed. Pour lemon mixture evenly over hot, partially baked crust.
• Continue baking 15-20 minutes or until filling is set and bars are light brown around edges. Cool completely.
• Sprinkle bars with powdered sugar. Cut into bars.

THE BEST LEMON BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl, blend together softened butter, 2 cups flour and 1/2 cup sugar. Press into the bottom of an ungreased 9x13 inch pan.
• Bake for 15 to 20 minutes in the preheated oven, or until firm and golden. In another bowl, whisk together the remaining 1 1/2 cups sugar and 1/4 cup flour. Whisk in the eggs and lemon juice. Pour over the baked crust.
• Bake for an additional 20 minutes in the preheated oven. The bars will firm up as they cool. For a festive tray, make another pan using limes instead of lemons and adding a drop of green food coloring to give a very pale green. After both pans have cooled, cut into uniform 2 inch squares and arrange in a checker board fashion.

LEMON SWIG COOKIE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Lightly butter or spray with cooking spray a 9x13 pan and set aside.
• Using a mixer, thoroughly cream butter, oil, granulated sugar, and powdered sugar until combined.
• Add egg, lemon juice, lemon zest, and vanilla and mix until well combined.
• Add flour and sprinkle in salt, baking powder, and baking soda. Mix for approx. 1 minute or until completely combined.
• Spread/press cookie mixture evenly into greased 9x13 pan.
• Evenly sprinkle 1-2 tbsp of sugar over the uncooked bars before placing them in the oven.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 14-16 minutes or until edges are just barely turning a light brown. Do not overbake or bars will be dry.
• Let cool completely and frost with Lemon Buttercream Frosting before cutting.
• Frosting Instructions:
• Mix butter, powdered sugar, salt, and lemon juice with a hand mixer or whisk. Mix until well combined.
• Add in the milk or cream until nice and smooth, yet a little thick.
• Frost bars when they are completely cooled.
• I prefer to keep bars in the fridge because I like them cold, but you can leave them at room temperature if desired.

LEMON BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• For the crust, cream the butter and sugar until light in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Combine the flour and salt and, with the mixer on low, add to the butter until just mixed. Dump the dough onto a well-floured board and gather into a ball. Flatten the dough with floured hands and press it into a 9 by 13 by 2-inch baking sheet, building up a 1/2-inch edge on all sides. Chill.
• Bake the crust for 15 to 20 minutes, until very lightly browned. Let cool on a wire rack. Leave the oven on.
• For the filling, whisk together the eggs, sugar, lemon zest, lemon juice, and flour. Pour over the crust and bake for 30 to 35 minutes, until the filling is set. Let cool to room temperature.
• Cut into triangles and dust with confectioners' sugar.

LEMON BAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Mix flour and powdered sugar together (for crust).
• Cut butter into flour mixture (as for pie dough).
• Spray 9 x 13" baking dish with Pam nonstick spray.
• Spread crust into bottom of pan and pat lightly.
• Bake at 350° for 20 minutes.
• Beat all of the topping ingredients together lightly.
• Pour over the toasted crust and bake an additional 25 minutes at 350°.
• Cut into small squares.
• Be careful not to overcook or they get very crumbly. The crust should be slightly crumbly when you bite into it, but not fall apart in your hands. The topping should be the consistency of lemon meringue pie filling.

LEMON SQUARES/LEMON BAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Blend the butter, flour, powdered sugar and lemon peel.
• Spread in a 9 X 9 inch UNGREASED pan.
• Bake for 10 minutes.
• Combine the rest of the ingredients, (not the powdered sugar), and pour over the baked mixture.
• Bake an additional 30 minutes.
• Sprinkle powdered sugar of the top when out of the oven.
• Loosen the sides with the sharp point of a knife.
• Let the cake cool and then cut it into squares.
• These can be refrigerated, but should be removed about 1/2 hour before serving to bring to room temperature.

LEMON BAR COOKIE CUPS RECIPE

Steps:

• Combine sugar cookie mix, 1 stick of softened butter and egg with a hand held mixer {or by hand} until you have a thick dough.
• Generously spray each cup of the mini muffin tin. Use a small cookie scoop and scoop a mound of dough into each cup. Press the top of the mound down slightly with your fingers so that you have a level top.
• Bake for 9-11 minutes. Remove the pan from the oven and immediately run a knife around the edge of each cookie to loosen them. Once the cookies are loose, take a tart shaper and create an indentation into the middle of each cookie.
• Allow the cookies to cool and bake the remainder of the dough.
• In a medium sauce pan, cream together the butter and sugar. Add egg yolks and mix until well combined. Add lemon juice and lemon zest, continue to whisk until totally combined. Turn the burner on over medium heat and whisk until it is smooth and thick.
• Pour the mixture onto a cookie sheet and spread out into an even layer so that it cools quickly. Once cooled, spoon a teaspoon {or so} into each cookie cup. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes. Sprinkle with powdered sugar and lemon zest before serving. Store leftovers in the refrigerator in an air tight container for up to 4 days.