The Best Lemon Bars

These delightful lemon bars have a wonderful tangy flavor, and they're always a hit. As a bonus, the color and shape make them a nice addition to a dessert platter.

These super easy lemon bars feature a buttery crust and a tangy lemon filling, perfect for a refreshing dessert.

Tangy creamy cream cheese and tart lemon are a match made in heaven. The cream cheese cuts some of the sharpness of the lemon, which makes these buttery, shortbread-crusted lemon bars uniquely different than the traditional bar.

Sweet and tangy, these lemon-blueberry bars are great for dessert, a snack on the go, or as a treat tucked into a child's brown-bag lunch.

The best lemon bars are just sweet enough to temper lemon’s acidity while heightening its heady tang. Adding zest to the curd would have detracted from its comforting smoothness with chewy bits. Instead, the wisps of lemon peel bake into the cookie, which is snappier than classic shortbread to provide a contrast to the filling’s softness. Rather than cutting cold butter into flour and powdered sugar for a crumbly bottom as many recipes do, this version combines melted butter with flour and granulated sugar for a sturdy — and simpler — dough. After setting in the oven, the base is covered with the just-as-simple lemon mixture while still hot. Doing so ensures that the layers meld together into a textural ombré so that each bite starts with melt-in-your-mouth curd and ends with a satisfying crispness.

Sugar cookie cups with an easy, no-bake lemon curd filling. These tasty cookie cups are perfect for parties and showers!

These sunny lemon bars are gluten-free and dairy-free with a thick almond and oatmeal crust and jammy lemon curd filling.

No need to run out to Starbucks to enjoy a thick slice of their famous frosted lemon loaf. This scrumptious lemon loaf cake is perfectly moist and tender and topped with a delicious lemon glaze.