Lemon Brownies
Marilyn-Cooking Forum

1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup (2 sticks) butter; room temperature
4 eggs
Juice from 1/2 lemon
Zest from 1 lemon
1 cup powdered sugar
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
Additional lemon zest for garnish

Preheat oven to 350°. Grease and flour the bottom only of a 9X13X2-inch baking pan. In a mixing bowl, stir together flour, sugar and salt; add butter. Stir together eggs, juice from 1/2 lemon and zest from 1 lemon; stir into batter and pour into prepared pan. Bake for 30 minutes or until set. Remove from oven and cool on a rack.

When brownies are cool prepare glaze by stirring together powdered sugar and 2 tablespoon lemon juice; drizzle over brownies and sprinkle with additional lemon zest.

Yummmmmy!

Thank you so very much!! I appreciate it! These look so wonderful!!

Thanks for posting this! I think I'm going to make it tomorrow for dessert. I know it came up in a thread I started about lemon bars years ago, but I forgot to safe it!

Does it matter if I use salted or unsalted butter? The last time I shopped, I accidentally bought salted butter isntead of unsalted and I'm wondering how salty it will make recipes... can I just omit the salt in this and use the salted butter?

thanks!

Bobby, use either kind of butter you have. If you have salted, use it and leave the salt out.

I made a few changes to Marilyn's recipe to suit my tastes. I added a teaspoonful of baking powder, I wanted it more "cake like" and less dense. I also doubled the lemon juice, because I love lemon. And I pour the glaze over the bars while they are still warm, it kind of sinks in and when it cools it is a little "crackly". I like that texture.

All in all, it's a great recipe and very adaptable. Leave the baking powder out or put it in. Double the lemon juice or not. Glaze while hot if you're in a hurry, wait until they cool if you aren't.

I've never had a batch fail, no matter the changes, so I don't think salted/unsalted butter is going to make a lick of difference.

Annie

I'm making these.. DH turns his nose up on anything chocolate and I love brownies. I don't make them too often unless I know I'll have help eating them. I love lemon, so these would be perfect treat every now and then. Thank you.

I made the recipe last night. You were right, Annie... the salted butter worked just fine. I also think I will add baking powder next time too. They were very dense... almost too dense to have a brownie texture. Thank you for telling me about that! Seems a weird order to add the ingredients too, why not cream the sugar and butter first?

Still taste great though!

Bobby, they are almost "rubbery" or something without the baking powder, I've got that weird texture thing going on, so I added the baking powder.

The order of ingredients is kind of unusual, but it works so I don't worry about it, LOL.

Annie