Easy Lemon Bars

These Easy Lemon Bars have a homemade shortbread crust topped with a sweet and tangy lemon filling.

Course Brownies + Bars

Cuisine American

Keyword classic lemon bars, lemon bars

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 45

Total Time 1

Servings -14 Lemon Bars

Calories 394kcal

Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and spray with non-stick cooking spray. Set aside.

In a food processor, pulse flour, powdered sugar, and diced butter until crumbly.
Press the dough crust into the prepared baking pan. Bake for 20 minutes.

In a medium sized bowl, whisk together granulated sugar, flour, salt, and baking powder.
Add eggs, lemon juice, and orange juice. Whisk together until well blended.
Pour the lemon filling over the hot crust. Bake for 25-30 minutes.

Allow lemon bars to cool at room temperature for 1 hour. Then cover and chill in the fridge for 1 1/2 hours or overnight.
Cut lemon bars into squares and dust tops with powdered sugar.

Food Processor. I love using a food processor to make the crust, it makes it so easy. But if you don’t have a food processor, you can just use a fork or your hands to form the crust.
Increase Cook Time. Depending on how your oven cooks, you may need to adjust the cooking time. You don't want to underbake lemon bars, they will be a gooey mess if you do.
Set and Cool. This dessert needs to cool and set before eating. If you skip this step the bars will fall apart and be a mess to eat. Once set, you will have a perfectly textured lemon bar.
Sifter. Dusting powder sugar can be tricky. Use a sifter to dust the powdered sugar evenly over the bars.
Store. Store baked bars in an air tight container in the refrigerator for up to 7 days.
Freeze. Lemon bars are a great dessert to freeze! They even taste delicious frozen. Make sure to cut them into squares before freezing. When ready to eat, eat frozen or thaw in the refrigerator.