Old-Fashioned Easy Lemon Bars

5 from 1 vote

These lemon bars are so easy to make, you'll be tempted to bake them every week! They're perfect for a quick dessert on a summer day.

Prep Time20

Cook Time47

Cooling time3

Total Time4 7

Course: Dessert. sweets. tart

Cuisine: American

Servings: bars

Calories: 216kcal

Preheat the oven to 350℉. Grease a 9X13 baking pan with butter and set aside.
Add the crust ingredients into the bowl and mix with a hand mixer on low speed for 2 minutes until the consistency is crumbly.
Bake the crust for 22 minutes until the edges are golden brown.
Remove the pan from the oven and place on a cooling rack. (The crust does NOT need to cool beyond the time it takes to prepare the lemon custard.)

In a bowl add the lemon custard ingredients.
Use a hand mixer on low for 2 minutes until the consistency is smooth and silky.
Pour the lemon custard over the crust.
Bake for 25 minutes. Use a toothpick to make sure the lemon custard comes out clean.
Place the baking dish on a cooling rack for 1 hour until cooled. Transfer the pan to the fridge for 2 hours or until chilled.
Cut into 20 bars.
Sprinkle with powdered sugar, if desired. Add an additional lemon slice (optional)

Use a glass or ceramic pan. Do not use metal, the lemon bars will taste metallic.
Always use fresh juice over store-bought. The taste will be more flavorful with fresh juice.
The bars may seem wobbly and not fully set, even though the toothpick comes out clean, but they will continue to bake while cooling and set.
The chill time is extremely important for the bars to be completely set.
These can be gluten-free by replacing the all-purpose flour with gluten-free all purpose flour.