These are really worthy of 5 stars. I took the 1/2 of the "topping crust" and added the zest of the 3 lemons used for the 1/2 cup of juice and added 1/2 cup of toasted pecans. Everyone raved!
This was good but we only made half the crust who wants to cover up good lemon flavor. Also we used whole eggs instead of only egg whites. Who wants lemon bars with no color?
These bars are lemony perfection! I did sprinkle the topping ontop of the lemon filling the first time but actually prefer to not put it on. I just dusted the top w/ sifted confectioners sugar before serving.
These were good. Of course I changed the recipe slightly. I used 4 limes and 1 lemon which gave me the 1/2 cup juice needed. Tartness seemed just right. As other reviewers suggested about the topping I used about 3/4's of it for the base which gave a good sturdy base to cut and did sprinkle the last 1/4 over the top. They were better the next day. I'm going to try another recipe from Ina Garten. Still seaching for the perfect lemon bar.
Delicious and easy - I found this one year while baking Christmas cookies when I needed to use up some egg whites and they have been a huge hit with everyone who tries them. If you like lemon you'll love these!
Man these are good!! Sprinkle the top crust on lightly lest you'll smother some of the daringly delicious lemon flavor.
This recipe was okay but it had way too much dough. I added 1 tsp. of lemon extract and the lemon flavor was good except the dough got in the way of really enjoying the lemon tatse. Next time I will halve or quarter the dough and bake in an 8x8 pan and adjust the baking time. Thanks for the recipe.
I made these twice because the first batch didn't have enough of a lemon flavour.The second time I used the amount of lemon juice called for and added 2 teaspoons of pure lemon extract.Much more of a lemon ZING....Give it a try!
This was not what I expected. Tasted more like shortbread than lemon bars. Not completely bad (anything with 3 sticks of butter can't be completely bad!) just not very lemony. The filling seemed to be absorbed into the dough.
