Our 10 Best Lemon Bar Recipes

Our 10 Best Lemon Bar Recipes—Including Classic and With-a-Twist Varieties

Updated on September 23, 2022

Creamy Lemon Squares

These creamy lemon squares only require 15 minutes of prep and rely on a secret weapon in your pantry for their satiny smooth filling: sweetened condensed milk.

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Tangy Lemon Squares

Usher in spring with classic tangy lemon squares. With a crisp crust and silky filling, they're lovely with a glass of milk or cup of tea.

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Lemon Meringue Bars

This recipe teams up a tender, lemon zest-inflected crust with the fluffiest meringue topping to create a lemon bar you'll want to eat all night long. These are easier to make and serve than pie, but just as delectable.

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Shaker Lemon Bars

Shaker lemon bars are sweet and pleasantly bitter at the same time thanks to use of the whole lemon, peel included. Paper-thin lemon slices are macerated in sugar overnight for the filling, a technique that comes courtesy of the Shakers, an early 19th-century New England religious group.

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Lemon-Date Bars

These sophisticated lemon bars combine tangy lemon with gooey medjool dates and a rich shortbread crust for a flawless balance of flavors.

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Citrus Bars

Lemon gets a boost from orange and grapefruit for triple the citrus in this bar recipe. The bright, refreshing flavor makes these the perfect sweet to end any meal.

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Lemon-Coconut Tofu Squares

Seeking the perfect vegan dessert? Your search stops here. You'd never guess that these airy, ethereal lemon squares were made with tofu and coconut oil instead of eggs and butter.

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Lemon Cheesecake Squares

Lemon bars and cheesecake are two of our favorite desserts. This recipe pairs a creamy lemony filling with a buttery graham cracker crust so we no longer have to choose.

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Cranberry-Lemon Squares

Adding cranberries transforms the look and taste of these lemon bars. The recipe calls for dried cranberries, not fresh, so you can make the sweet treats any time you please.

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