Zesty Glazed Lemon Brownies

Submitted by -Mary-

"Posted on Facebook by Tracy Clark Davis"

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 3⁄4 cup flour
• 2 eggs, large
• 2 tablespoons lemon zest
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 3⁄4 cup granulated sugar
• 1⁄4 teaspoon sea salt

• For the tart lemon glaze

• 4 tablespoons lemon juice
• 8 teaspoons lemon zest
• 1 cup powdered sugar

directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
2. Grease an 8×8 inch baking dish with butter and set aside.
3. Zest and juice two lemons and set aside.
4. In the bowl of an electric mixture fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the flour, sugar, salt, and softened butter until combined.
5. In a separate bowl, whisk together the eggs, lemon zest, and lemon juice until combined.
6. Pour it into the flour mixture and beat for 2 mins at medium speed until smooth and creamy.
7. Pour into baking dish and bake for 23-25 mins, should turn golden around the edges.
8. Allow to cool completely before glazing. Do not overbake, or the bars will dry.
9. Filter the powdered sugar and whisk with lemon zest and juice.
10. Spread 1/2 the glaze over the brownies with a rubber spatula and let glaze set.
11. Spread second 1/2 the glaze over the bars, and let it set (not harden like most).
12. Cut into bars and serve.

Reviews

[ho37rod]

these were easy to put together, and came out vey well, nice and lemony. I appreciated that they were from scratch and not from a box mmix. I doubled teh lemon juice, though. We like it a little bit tart, but also I was using Meyer lemon, which is sweeter...And we omitted the galze, as I am not a fan...Thanks a lot!

 

[tacia72]

These were amazing. I made the recipe as written. My husband does not have much of a sweet tooth, but he usually likes traditional lemon bars a lot, and we had a lot of lemons I needed to use up. He had seconds (which he never does with desserts), and said that these are definitely better than traditional lemon bars. So I think we have a new favorite lemon dessert. Thank you!