I made a lot of chocolate treats last week, so today, i made lemon sugar cookie bars with a lemon glaze. I never made a lemon glaze before. I think it came out ok!
Remember to scoop your flour from your flour bag into your measuring cup so you get the right amount. And preheat your oven to 350 degrees before baking.
- Ingredients list
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed into a measuring cup
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tbs lemon juice
- 1 1/2 tsp lemon extract
- 2 1/2 cups flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
Directions – preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 9×13 pan with parchment paper and set aside. Ina. Bowl, cream butter, sugar and brown sugar. Add eggs, juice and extract. Blend in dry ingredients. Mix well. Press evenly into prepared pan. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out with a few moist crumbs.
While bars are cooling, make glaze.
- Glaze ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 cups sugar
- 2 tbs milk
- 2 tbs lemon juice
Directions – in a pot, combine all ingredients. Cook over medium it, stirring occasionally until mixture boils. Boil and stir 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from heat. Add lemon food color if you want. Gently pour and spread over bars. Let set.
Cut and store in covered container.
