A few weeks ago I made lunch for my husband’s staff. I do this every few months for them and everyone enjoys it. I enjoy cooking it, and they all enjoy a home cooked meal that they did not have to make.
When I do this I usually take the opportunity to try a new dessert recipe.
I have a lemon bar recipe that I love, but Martha Stewart has a recipe for Cream Lemon Squares that I have wanted to make for quite some time. I knew by looking at the recipe that it was a richer and fancier version than my regular recipe.
I decided our office lunch would be a perfect time to try it.
This recipe was so good. I actually made two pans, the regular version I am posting today, and a gluten free version, which I will post on my allergy site soon.
I sent these to the office along with the meal and everyone enjoyed them. If you enjoy lemon as much as I do, then this is a recipe that you need to try.
Creamy Lemon Squares
- ½ cup (1 stick) butter, softened
- ½ cup powdered sugar, plus more for dusting
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 4 large egg yolks
- 1 can (14-ounces) sweetened condensed milk
- ¾ cup fresh lemon juice (from 4 lemons)
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Line an 8 inch square pan with parchment paper, leaving an overhang on two sides; butter paper. This makes the bars come out of the pan easier, but it is not necessary.
- Cream butter, confectioners’ sugar, and salt until light and fluffy. Reduce speed to low. Add flour, and mix just until combined.
- Press dough into the bottom and ½ inch up sides of prepared pan. Prick all over bottom with a fork. Bake until lightly golden, 15 to 20 minutes.
- Whisk together egg yolks, condensed milk, and lemon juice. Pour over hot crust and bake until filling is set, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool completely in pan.
- Cut into squares and dust with powdered sugar for serving.
- Enjoy!
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Those bars look so good! Almost custard-y. I’ll definitely have to try these. My lemon bars are more dense, and I bet these would make a welcome change.
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I loooooove lemon bars. I am drooling!
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Oh my! These are definitely a must make!
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These look delicious! I love normal lemon bars, but creamy ones sound even better.
Beautiful! And I really love that plate! Is there a story behind it??
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@tammy l, Oh I wish I had a nice story behind the plate, but I don’t. I found it recently on clearance for just a few dollars. I loved the look of it, since it looked “old”. I knew it would be perfect for photos, so I decided to buy it and I am glad I did. It is so pretty I love it.
These look delicious. Will be trying these. But any suggestions for using up the egg whites?
@Sarah Gray, When I have egg whites like this I usually add them to our scrambled eggs or omelets. Not just on their own, but mixed with whole eggs. Or you could make something like my macaroon cookie. I hope that helps. http://www.lynnskitchenadventures.com/2010/03/lemon-coconut-macaroons.html
These look so delicious. I love lemon bars. Beautiful photo, love the spots of powdered sugar placed so perfectly.
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Oh my goodness, my mouth was watering as I was reading this! I can’t wait to try it.
Best wishes and happy Friday,
Natasha.
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Lemon Bars are my favorites!!!! I hope I didn’t ruin my laptop by drooling on it!
Thanks for sharing!
Rachel
My daughter made these and they were fabulous.
Mimi
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YUM!! I LOVE all things lemon and these look especially good
Blessings!
Gail
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Those look great! We were just talking about making lemon bars today. I think we will ditch our old recipe and try these!
Toni
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These sound wonderful and easy, but what are the baking temperatures?
@Lizajane, I am so sorry about that. The oven temperature should be 350 degrees and I fixed the post to include that. I hope you enjoy them!
YUM! Love lemon bars!!
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