Name: Farmhouse Lemon Bars
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 15 people
Ingredients: 1 cup butter (softened); 1/2 cup powdered sugar; 2 cups flour; 1 pinch salt (I use 1/2 teaspoon); 4 eggs; 2 cups sugar; 6 tablespoons flour; 6 tablespoons lemon juice; 1 teaspoon lemon extract (can substitute 1 grated lemon rind); powdered sugar (to sprinkle on top)

My mother-in-law couldn’t stop talking about how amazing these homemade Farmhouse Lemon Bars are. She’s right!

These are the BEST Lemon Bars I’ve ever eaten. They are light and sweet with the perfect amount of lemon tang! This is an easy dessert for baby showers, wedding showers, Easter dinner or any other spring or summer party.

If you enjoy this recipe you may also like our Lemon Cake Cookies, Strawberry Lemonade Pie or Lemon-Raspberry Bars.

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Easy Lemon Dessert

The light lemony flavor is perfect in this easy dessert! I didn’t even think I liked lemon bars until I ate this and let me tell you – they are irresistible!

I love that all of the ingredients are shelf stable if you use lemon extract instead of grated lemon rind.

Start with a pie crust like mixture that includes confectioners sugar to make a perfect crust. Using butter at room temperature simplifies cutting it into the flour and powdered sugar.

Pat the mixture into a pretty pan, because this recipe tastes as pretty as it looks. Lemon bars will also taste great in a plain pan too.

While the crust is baking mix up the filling and have it ready to pour on the warm crust and return to the oven.

I use an OXO sifter to spread the powdered sugar evenly on top. A thicker dusting tastes great, but the more sugar there is the more can fall onto your shirt. So if you plan to wear black clothes when eating these Farmhouse Lemon Bars use a thin layer of powdered sugar.

Spring on the Farm

Spring and fall are hands down the busiest times of year on the farm. This spring we are bottle feeding six Holstein bull calves in hopes that my son can show a couple at the fair for his 4-H project.

Each calf get two quarts of milk twice a day for at least a month. That’s a lot of time mixing milk and feeding the calves, so it’s nice to have some new quick and easy dessert recipes to share with our family.

Here are a few other quick and easy desserts that our farm family loves. We hope you enjoy them as much as we do!

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