Best 7 Creamy Lemon Nut Bars Recipes

CREAMY LEMON BAR RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line an 8x8" baking pan with aluminum foil or parchment paper, lightly sprayed with cooking spray. Set aside.
• Combine crust ingredients (melted butter, flour, powdered sugar and cornstarch) in a mixing bowl, then press into bottom of prepared pan. Keep crust in an even layer, as much as possible. Bake 10 minutes, then set aside.
• While crust is baking, combine filling ingredients (eggs, sugar, zest, juice, flour, buttermilk, and baking powder), and whisk to combine. Try not to whisk too vigorously, as you don't want to incorporate a lot of air into the filling.
• Pour over baked crust and bake (still at 350 degrees F), for 22-25 minutes, until filling has set and edges are lightly golden brown.
• Cool completely on a wire rack for at least 1-2 hours, cover with foil, then refrigerate.
• To slice bars, I find it easiest to lift up on the foiling lining in the pan, to remove the bars from the pan. Slice into 12 bars. Before serving, dust bars with powdered sugar and garnish with a lemon slice if desired.

CREAMY LEMON CRUMB BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray an 8x8 baking pan with baking spray.
• In a large mixing bowl add flour, oats, salt and baking soda.
• Mix in the sugar and light brown sugar.
• Add the vanilla and melted better together and mix it into the dry ingredients.
• Press half the mixture into the bottom of your baking pan.
• Bake for 15 minutes.
• While the crust is baking, mix together the condensed milk, lemon zest, lemon juice, and egg yolks.
• Add it to the baking pan once it is done baking and dot the top of the filling with the remaining crumble evenly.
• Bake for an additional 20-22 minutes.
• Let cool completely, then refrigerate.
• The bars slice better cold. If you want to slice perfectly you can also freeze it so the filling doesn't ooze at all while cutting.
• If you want to take this over the top you can also freeze the bars then cut and dip the bottom half in some melted white chocolate.
• Put the bars onto a wax paper lined cookie sheet and keep refrigerated.

THE BEST LEMON BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 9-by-13-inch baking pan with foil, leaving an overhang on 2 sides; spray lightly with nonstick cooking spray. Set aside.
• For the crust: Add the flour, cornstarch, confectioners' sugar and salt to the bowl of a food processor and pulse 10 times until combined. Add the cold butter and pulse until the mixture looks like coarse sand, about 30 times. (The dough will not come together in one mass.) Sprinkle the mixture evenly in the prepared pan and lightly pat it down. Bake, rotating the pan halfway through, until golden brown around the edges, 20 to 25 minutes.
• For the filling: Combine the eggs, yolks, sugar, flour, salt and lemon juice in a medium saucepan. Whisk continuously over medium heat, occasionally scraping down the sides and edges of the pan with a rubber spatula, until simmering and thickened, 4 to 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and whisk in the lemon zest and butter until combined.
• Lower the oven temperature to 300 degrees F. Pour the filling over the crust and bake until just set, 12 to 15 minutes.
• Place on a wire rack to cool to room temperature, then refrigerate until cold, about 2 hours.
• Use the foil overhang to lift the bars from the pan. Remove the foil and slice into squares. Dust with confectioners' sugar just before serving.

BEST LEMON BARS

Steps:

• Make the crust: Heat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9-by-13-inch or 9-by-9-inch baking pan, preferably nonstick.
• In a stand mixer or food processor, combine crust ingredients. Mix or pulse until well combined and moist clumps form. Using your hands, press mixture evenly but gently into prepared pan.
• Bake crust until edges and top are light golden brown, 20 to 25 minutes. Rotate once for even browning.
• Meanwhile, make the filling: Whisk all the ingredients together until smooth.
• Pour filling over hot parbaked crust and return to the oven. Bake until filling is almost set, about 20 minutes more. (Thicker squares, baked in the 9-by-9-inch pan, will take longer.) Start checking after 15 minutes; when you give the pan a gentle shake, filling should be lightly set all over and still quivery in the very center.
• Let lemon bars cool completely in the pan on a wire rack. Sprinkle the top lightly and evenly with confectioners' sugar.
• Cut into squares, diamonds or rectangles and remove from pan. Keep refrigerated until ready to serve. If desired, sprinkle again with confectioners' sugar just before serving.

CREAMY LEMON NUT BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Line 13X9 inch baking pan with foil; spray with cooking spray.
• Mix butter, powdered sugar and vanilla in large bowl. Gradually stir in 1 1/2 cups of the flour and pecans. Press dough firmly on bottom of preparded pan. Bake 15 minute.
• Beat cream cheese and granulated sugar in medium bowl with electric mixer on high speed until well blended. Add remaining 1/4 cup flour and eggs; beat until blended.
• Stir in lemon juice and peel. Pour over baked crust in pan. Bake 30 minute or until set. Remove from oven; cool completely. Sprinkle with 1 tbsp powdered sugar; cut into 32 bars.

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.

CREAMY LEMON SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter an 8-inch square baking pan. Line bottom with parchment paper, leaving an overhang on two sides; butter paper.
• Make crust: Using an electric mixer, beat butter, sugar, and salt until light and fluffy. Add flour, and mix on low just until combined. Press dough into the bottom and 1/2 inch up sides of prepared pan; prick all over with a fork. Bake until lightly golden, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Make filling: In a large bowl, whisk together yolks, condensed milk, and lemon juice until smooth. Pour over hot crust in pan; return to oven, and bake until filling is set, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool completely in pan.
• Refrigerate until filling is firm, about 2 hours or up to 3 days. Using paper overhang, lift cake onto a work surface; cut into 16 squares, and dust with confectioners sugar.