Lemon Brownie Bars (Print)
Chewy lemon squares bursting with citrus, finished off with a sweet and sour glaze that's so easy to love.
# Ingredients:
→ For the Brownies
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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80 milliliters fresh lemon juice
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2 tablespoons finely grated lemon zest, about 2-3 lemons
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4 large eggs at room temp
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227 grams unsalted butter (soft)
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0.5 teaspoon salt
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300 grams granulated sugar
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190 grams all-purpose flour
→ For the Lemon Glaze
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1 tablespoon lemon zest, grated
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2 to 3 tablespoons lemon juice, squeezed fresh
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120 grams powdered sugar
# Steps:
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Once you’ve glazed the cooled bars, give them half an hour to chill so the topping’s firm before you slice them up.
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Grab a bowl and stir up the powdered sugar with a couple tablespoons of lemon juice until it’s totally smooth. Toss in some zest and mix again.
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Leave the pan on a wire rack and let everything cool down all the way before you pour on the glaze.
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Pour the batter into the lined pan and even it out. Bake it for 25–30 minutes, just until a toothpick poked in comes out with a few moist crumbs.
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Add the flour and salt mix to the bowl and gently stir until it just comes together. You don’t want to keep mixing past that.
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Mix in lemon juice, zest, and vanilla so everything gets blended evenly.
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Crack in the eggs one by one, mixing pretty well each time before adding the next.
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With a mixer, beat sugar and butter together about 3–4 minutes. You want it fluffy and pale.
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Toss flour and salt into a medium bowl. Give 'em a whisk so they’re mixed up well.
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Fire up your oven to 175°C and line a 23x33 cm pan with parchment, then give it a light grease.
# Notes:
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Set out all your ingredients so nothing’s cold when you mix your batter.
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Go easy when stirring at the end or you’ll lose that chewy middle.
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Use a toothpick near the center; you want to see moist crumbs, not raw batter.
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Let things cool off all the way before drizzling on the glaze so it doesn’t melt off.