We like lemon around here. Especially lemon bars. But lemon bars can be time consuming and sometimes a person doesn’t want to wait forever for the lemon bars to set up.
The original recipe called these “Cakey Lemon Bar Brownies” or “Lemon Brownies” … as in flavor like a lemon bar, texture of a cakey brownie.
But since there is no chocolate involved, it’s not really a brownie.
It’s a blondie.
Lemon Blondies.
Lemon Blondies
Ingredients:
Bars:
3/4 cup flour
3/4 cup sugar
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup butter, softened (1 stick)
2 eggs
2 Tbsp lemon juice
zest of 1 lemonGlaze:
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 Tbsp lemon juice
zest of 1 lemonDirections:
1.) Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray an 8×8 baking dish with cooking spray.
2.) Cream together butter and sugar. Beat in eggs, lemon zest, and lemon juice. Add in salt and flour. Beat until smooth.
3.) Pour into baking dish and bake for 20-25 minutes (depending on oven) until just golden around the edges and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool completely before glazing.
4.) For the glaze, whisk together powdered sugar, lemon zest and juice. Spread evenly over cooled bars. Glaze will be thin, but will set up as it sits.
Source: adapted from here
Quick and easy.
I usually double the recipe and bake in a 9×13 pan. They’re a nice mix of sweet and tart and not too heavy or rich as far as desserts go. Which makes it easy to keep eating them. Which is not necessarily a good thing. But as far as desserts go, they’re not terrible for you.
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Originally posted on [the now defunct] Computer Generated Housewife.
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