I seriously can’t get enough lemon lately and one of my favorite lemon treats are Easy Lemon Bars. I first tried these bars when my brother Danny, who I don’t recall ever cooking or baking, made them for a family get together. I seriously ate like four of them, one after the other, they were that addictive. A perfect blend of sweet and tart, so simple yet so delicious.
When I said these were easy, really, they are easy! I did mention my brother made them before I ever did, right? 🙂 While it’s an incredibly easy recipe, it’s one that I don’t make often because I have zip, zilch, zero willpower when it comes to these bars. None. They are that good.
That’s about all you need right there. Easy peasy, lemon squeezy. Literally, you do actually squeeze a lemon.
These photos are actually from a while ago, somehow they never made it onto the blog. I have replaced my microplane since this photo was taken. The microplane I was using was totally wrong for the job and was a pain to use. I now use an OXO Good Grips Spice Grater, which is probably also totally wrong for the job, but I absolutely love it. Again, it’s made for spices, but this isn’t a Cooking Channel TV show here, it’s much more “what works in my kitchen”. You can see the difference here in this post for Margarita Cookies (which are awesome by the way, I mean cookies and margaritas – yes please!).
You just throw a few ingredients together to make the crust, bake it for about ten minutes, add your lemon layer, bake a little longer, then add a yummy glaze to the top. Then inhale serve.
Easy Lemon Bars
Easy Lemon Bars
Ingredients
Bars
- 1 cup Bisquick baking mix
- 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons firm butter
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup flaked coconut
- 1 tablespoon Bisquick baking mix
- 2 teaspoons grated lemon peel
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1/2 cup fat-free egg product or 2 eggs
Lemon Glaze
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350°F. In small bowl, mix 1 cup Bisquick mix and 2 tablespoons powdered sugar. Cut in butter, using pastry blender (or pulling 2 table knives through mixture in opposite directions), until crumbly. Press in ungreased 8-inch square pan.
- 2 Bake uncovered about 10 minutes or until light brown. Meanwhile, in small bowl, mix all remaining bar ingredients. Pour coconut mixture over baked layer.
- 3 Bake about 25 minutes longer or until set and golden brown. Loosen edges from sides of pan while warm.
- 4 In small bowl, stir lemon glaze ingredients until smooth; spread over bars. Cool completely, about 1 hour. For bars, cut into 4 rows by 4 rows.
Notes
Another great dessert recipe you can make using Bisquick is this yummy Bisquick Impossible Chocolate Pie. Quick, easy and full of chocolate!
If you need a gluten free version, check out these!
If you love lemon, here are some other recipes you might enjoy!
Lemon Cupcakes With Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting
Over 140 Lemon Recipes at Crazy For Crust
Yum, lemon is like a breath of fresh spring air! Enjoy!
Jenn says
Lemons, coconut, and sugar Oh My!! I need to make these NOW!! (but I only have Krusteaz pancake mix)… Do you think that could work in place of the bisquick?? I literally want to make them right NOW! 😉
Christi says
Jenn, I’ve never used it but I’ve always been under the impression that it’s pretty much the same thing. Does it have recipes for other things like biscuits on it? If so I’d say go for it! 🙂
Laura @ Lauras Baking Talent says
Love how easy these are to make and I love lemon treats in spring, summer, fall…. heck anytime of the year. Thanks for sharing.
Christi says
You are welcome Laura!
Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust says
I LOVE that you used Bisquick for the crust!! Love that stuff. And I’m so addicted to lemon, these are perfect!
Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust says
(Oh and thanks for the link love!!!! xo)
Kaycee says
OMG! I LOVE everything Lemon. Thanks for all the easy, delicious looking recipes. I will be trying some of these soon. I like taking a basic sugar cookie like this: http://mrscrislip.wordpress.com/2014/03/27/sugar-sugar-you-are-my-cookie/ and adding lemon and sugar on top. Easy and yummy yummy! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Christi says
Kaycee, I am right there with you on the lemon love. I don’t tend to think of myself as a huge lemon fan, but every single time I have something lemon, all I can think is how great it is! The lemon sugar on top of a sugar cookie sounds delicious!
Butterbud says
These look fabulous. May sound like a dumb question here, but how did you get the round shape as shown in the picture if you use a square pan. The first thing that caught my eye was the round shape. Looked like a fluffy biscuit. Thank you for sharing this recipe.
Butterbud says
These look delicious! Going to try them this weekend. This may seem like a dumb question but the picture look like it shows pretty round bars. How did you get round ones if you bake them in a square pan? They are so elegant and neat looking in the round shape. Just wondering.
Christi says
Hi Butterbud, I actually use round cookie cutters to cut many of my brownies and bars. I am the worst at cutting almost anything (I can butcher a poor cake like nobody else) so round and square cutters are my secret weapons. I have a round and square version of this set, which has a number of sizes and they’ve both been a great investment. Hope that helps!