Sharing my favorite lemon bar recipe today! My Iced Shortbread Lemon Bars will brighten any day of the week!
Lemon Bar Recipe
I have been on a major lemon poppyseed kick lately! You do not want to miss these buttery sweet iced lemon bars. There’s not much better! Enjoy!
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Easy Lemon Bars
Minimal ingredients for my bars. All the better!
Cream your butter and sugars.
How Do You Make Lemon Bars?
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. and line a 8×8 inch baking dish with parchment paper.
- In a stand mixer, beat butter, sugars, lemon curd, and lemon zest until well combined. Add flour, poppyseeds and salt, mixing to combine. Transfer dough to prepared baking dish, spreading evenly. Bake for 30-35 minutes, until baked through and edges golden. Remove and let cool completely. Once cooled, trim edges around bars then cut into squares.
Add your lemon curd!
Lemon zest up next!
Dry ingredients up next!
Poppyseeds!
Gulp.
Transfer your dough to your prepared baking dish.
Spread evenly and now it’s time to bake! The hardest part is letting the bars cool!
Once cooled, cut all edges off then cut into 9 squares. Drizzle with sweet icing before serving.
How Do You Make Icing?
- To prepare icing, place powdered sugar and powdered sugar into a medium mixing bowl, whisking until smooth. Drizzle over bars before serving.
Seriously!!
How Do I Store My Lemon Bars?
- Store your lemon bars in an airtight container in the refrigerator. I enjoy these bars room temperate and chilled. When they are cold, they have a nice chewy consistency.
Shortbread Lemon Bar Recipe
Chewy, buttery shortbread is infused with fresh lemon flavor to make these easy lemon bars!
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 9 servings
Calories: 216kcal
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Ingredients
- 2 sticks softened butter unsalted
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons light brown sugar packed
- 2 tablespoons lemon curd
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose Gold Medal Flour
- 1 1/2 tablespoons poppyseeds
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
Icing
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2-3 tablespoons heavy cream
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line a 8×8 inch baking dish with parchment paper.
- In a stand mixer, beat butter, sugars, lemon curd, and lemon zest until well combined. Add flour, poppyseeds and salt, mixing to combine. Transfer dough to prepared baking dish, spreading evenly. Bake for 30-35 minutes, until baked through and edges golden. Remove and let cool completely. Once cooled, trim edges around bars then cut into squares.
- To prepare icing, place powdered sugar and powdered sugar into a medium mixing bowl, whisking until smooth. Drizzle over bars before serving.
Nutrition
Calories: 216kcal | Carbohydrates: 46g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 5mg | Sodium: 147mg | Potassium: 33mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 29g | Vitamin A: 49IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 29mg | Iron: 1mg
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