Best Old Fashioned Lemon Walnut Bars Recipes

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CLASSIC LEMON BARS



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Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Categories     dessert

Time 1h15m

Yield 24 bars

Number Of Ingredients 11

Vegetable oil, for greasing
1 1/2 sticks unsalted butter, diced
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
1/2 cup confectioner's sugar, plus more for garnish
1/4 teaspoon salt
4 large eggs, plus 2 egg yolks
2 cups granulated sugar
1/3 cup all-purpose flour, sifted
1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
1 cup fresh lemon juice (from about 8 lemons)

Steps:

  • Make the crust: Position a rack in the middle of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9-by-13-inch pan with vegetable oil and line with foil, leaving a 2-inch overhang on all sides; grease the foil with oil. Pulse the butter, flour, both sugars and the salt in a food processor until the dough comes together, about 1 minute. Press evenly into the bottom and about 1/2 inch up the sides of the prepared pan, making sure there are no cracks. Bake until the crust is golden, about 25 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, make the filling: Whisk the whole eggs and yolks, sugar and flour in a bowl until smooth. Whisk in the lemon zest and juice. Remove the crust from the oven and reduce the temperature to 300 degrees F. Pour the filling over the warm crust and return to the oven. Bake until the filling is just set, 30 to 35 minutes.
  • Let the bars cool in the pan on a rack, then refrigerate until firm, at least 2 hours. Lift out of the pan using the foil and slice. Dust with confectioners' sugar before serving.

LEMON SQUARES



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These sweet and tangy old-fashioned Lemon Squares are easy to make from scratch with just 10 minutes of prep!

Provided by Blair Lonergan

Categories     Dessert

Time 3h55m

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 cup (2 sticks) salted butter, melted
2 cups all-purpose flour
½ cup confectioners sugar, plus extra for dusting at the end
2 cups granulated sugar
¼ cup all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon baking powder
4 eggs, at room temperature
6 tablespoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon lemon zest

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350° F. Grease and flour a 9 x 13-inch glass baking dish.

Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 square, Calories 196 kcal, Carbohydrate 28 g, Protein 2 g, Fat 8 g, SaturatedFat 5 g, Cholesterol 48 mg, Sodium 79 mg, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 19 g

WALNUT BARS



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Walnuts grow everywhere in California! I grew up on a "walnut acre" and love them. When I use walnuts, I always think back to my family and harvest time. I hope you enjoy these bars as much as we do. -Chante Jones, Alturas, California

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 1h

Yield 2-1/2 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 17

1/2 cup butter, softened
1/4 cup sugar
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
FILLING:
2 eggs
1-1/2 cups packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1-1/2 cups chopped walnuts
LEMON GLAZE:
1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
2 to 3 tablespoons lemon juice

Steps:

  • In a small bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine flour and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. , Press onto the bottom of a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 20 minutes or until edges are lightly browned., For filling, in a small bowl, combine the eggs, brown sugar, flour, vanilla, salt and baking powder. Stir in walnuts. Spread over crust. , Bake for 25 minutes or until filling is golden brown. Cool on a wire rack., Combine confectioners' sugar and enough lemon juice to achieve desired consistency; spread over filling. Let stand until set before cutting.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 165 calories, Fat 7g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 29mg cholesterol, Sodium 127mg sodium, Carbohydrate 24g carbohydrate (18g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 3g protein.

LEMON WALNUT BARS



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Make and share this Lemon Walnut Bars recipe from Food.com.

Provided by evelynathens

Categories     Bar Cookie

Time 50m

Yield 16 bars

Number Of Ingredients 15

1 cup all-purpose flour
2/3 cup packed golden brown sugar
1 tablespoon freshly grated lemon zest
1 pinch salt
6 tablespoons chilled butter, cut into pieces
1/4 cup untoasted walnut pieces, ground coarse
3/4 cup sugar
2 large eggs
1 tablespoon freshly grated lemon zest
1/3 cup fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
3 tablespoons coarsely chopped toasted walnuts
icing sugar
walnut halves

Steps:

  • For crust: Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 350°F.
  • Mix first 4 ingredients in a bowl, add butter and walnuts and cut in using fingertips until mixture forms coarse crumbs.
  • Firmly press crumbs on bottom of 9-inch square baking pan.
  • Bake crust until golden-brown, about 20 minutes.
  • Cool while preparing filling.
  • Maintain oven temperature.
  • For filling: Whisk ¾ cup sugar, eggs and peel in medium bowl until light and fluffy.
  • Whisk in lemon juice, flour and soda.
  • Pour over crust.
  • Bake until just set and edges are lightly-browned, about 12 minutes.
  • Sprinkle chopped walnuts over.
  • Cut into squares, sift icing sugar over, and top each square with a walnut half.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 157.8, Fat 7.1, SaturatedFat 3.1, Cholesterol 37.9, Sodium 71.5, Carbohydrate 22.4, Fiber 0.5, Sugar 15.5, Protein 2.2

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