When I got married, my grandma threw me a bridal shower and had every guest bring a favorite recipe for me to add to a recipe box so that I would have a few tried-and-true recipes as I started my married life. My great-aunt Afton brought her “famous” Old-Fashioned Lemon Bars and they quickly became one of my favorite recipes.
Old-Fashioned Lemon Bars
My boys like to joke that I don’t have just a sweet tooth, but that I have sweet teeth! In other words, I really, really like sweet treats. I have to be careful when I make these Lemon Bars because I will eat an entire pan. They are just so yummy! And, since these old-fashioned lemon bars came from my great-aunt, they make me think of my childhood and the wonderful family members who are now smiling down on us from heaven. I miss them all like crazy!
Lemon Bars Recipe
Crust:
- 2 C. Flour
- 3/4 C Powdered Sugar
- 1 C. Soft Butter
Mix and press in a 10 1/2 X 15 1/2 greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350° for 12 minutes.
While the crust is baking, mix together:
- 4 large Eggs Beaten
- 2 C. Sugar
- 1/3 C. Lemon Juice
- 1 tsp Vanilla
- 1/4 C + 1 Tbls Flour
Pour over hot crust and bake at 350° for 20 mins. Top with powdered sugar (optional). Let cool completely before cutting.
I love fruity desserts and this recipe has a great mix of sweet, sour and salty. Yum! I made up a batch of these for our last family get-together and I had a hard time keeping my boys out of them so that I could take them.
Old-Fashioned Lemon Bars
Ingredients
Crust
- 2 C Flour
- 3/4 C Powdered Sugar
- 1 C Butter (softened)
Filling
- 4 Large Eggs beaten
- 2 C Sugar
- 1/3 C Lemon Juice
- 1 tsp Lemon Juice
- 1 tsp Vanilla
- 1/4 C + 1 Tbls Flour
Instructions
- Mix and press in a 10 1/2 X 15 1/2 greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350° for 12 minutes.
- While crust is baking, mix filling ingredients. Pour over hot crust and bake at 350° for 20 mins. Top with powdered sugar (optional). Let cool completely before cutting.
They look amazing!
These look amazing! My daughter makes homemade lemon bars and after having them we will never buy the boxed ones again!! Sharing this recipe with my viewers. Thanks for sharing on Inspire Me Monday!! I hope you have a wonderful week!!
These will never get old. I love classic lemon bars. Thanks for sharing! Thanks for linking up with Delicious Dishes Recipe Party!
Lemon bars are one of our favorite treats! Yours look wonderful, and I’m featuring them this week on Inspire Me Monday! Congrats! 🙂
Thanks for the recipe for lemon bars love them so much ?
I’m so glad you like them! They are one of my favorite treats.
Love this recipe because it has less sugar than the others I’ve seen (making them for my mom in law…she also has a terrible sweet tooth). However she loves lemon as well and your recipe only calls for 1/3c. compared to 1 cup as literally all the other recipes I saw. Wondering if this will make a huge taste difference.
I use this recipe every time because the taste is so great BUT I do wanna note for others that after pre baking the crust in a 9×13 these lemons bars never come out after the 20 minutes completely cooked. I wobble the pan and they are still wet. So I add as much time as needed until the Wobblies are gone and it’s set. That’s normal. Take it out once it’s JUST set and then cool, powder sugar, refrigerate 🙂