Lemon Brownies

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Flaky brownie, covered in a zesty tart lemon glaze … heaven in a little bitty bar.

Prep Time5

Cook Time20

Total Time25

Course: Bars

Cuisine: American

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Servings: x8 baking dish

Calories: 283kcal

Author: Michaela Kenkel

Equipment

Ingredients

For the Brownies:
1 stick unsalted butter softened
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
2 Tablespoons lemon zest
2 Tablespoons lemon juice
For the Glaze:
4 Tablespoons lemon juice
8 teaspoons lemon zest
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease an 8×8 baking dish lined with parchment paper with butter.
Zest and juice lemons and set aside.
In a small bowl whisk together eggs, zest and juice, set aside.
In your mixer, cream butter with sugar, flour and salt. Add the egg mixture.
Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes and spread into prepared pan.
Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until edges are golden brown. Do not over bake, or bars will be dry.
For the Glaze: Whisk together and spread on bars. Place in the refrigerator to set.
Cut to serve. Store in the refrigerator.

Notes

(recipe will take the zest of approximately 3 medium sized lemons and the juice of 1 1/2 of them)

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