Baking Quote...

 

"As long as you know how to bake, Life is sure to be sweet!"

When Life gives you Lemons, Make Lemon Sugar Cookie Bars!!

The Inspiration…

          Summer time… Sunny, bright skies; vacations to amazing places; cannon balls in the pool; lathering up the sunscreen; sunglasses everywhere… What is the one part of summer I forgot to mention?

          A tall glass of Lemonade!!! I LOVE lemonade, it is my all-time favorite drink! But, as we all know, lemonade isn’t a dessert, but a wonderful refreshing drink, right? Well, I have a fantastic dessert that will fulfill your lemony needs :0)

          Lemon  Sugar Cookie Bars! These cuties are the golden summer time treat, but I recommend eating them after they have chilled, because it really brings out the flavor of the lemon! Plus, anything tastes better cold in the crazy hot summer months! :0) Who could go wrong with a delicious lemon cookie topped with a refreshing lemon frosting? Can you say “YYYYYUUUUUMMMMM!!!!” :0)

          If you are looking to print this recipe, I have put all of the directions and ingredients all together toward the way bottom of the blog, without all of the pictures so it is more easy to print :0) Hope it helps!

The Recipe…

After hunting around Pinterest, I found a recipe from Chocolate, Chocolate and More and gave it a twist, hope you LOVE it!!

Ingredients:

For the cookie dough-

·        1/2 cup butter, room temperature

·        1 cups granulated sugar

·        2 large eggs

·        The juice of ½ a lemon

·        2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

·        1/2 teaspoon salt

·        1/4 teaspoon baking soda

For the frosting-

·        1/4 cup butter

·        1/4 cup shortening

·        Juice of the other half a lemon

·        Pinch of salt

·        2 cups powdered sugar

·        1-3 tablespoons of milk

·        yellow food coloring

Directions:

For the Cookie...

Step 1: In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until fluffy, about 5 minutes.

 

Step 2: Add in eggs, one at a time, and lemon zest and juice

 

Step 3: In a separate bowl, combine flour, salt and baking soda.

 

 

Step 4:  Slowly add flour mixture to butter mixture, (I did mine in 3 batches) just until combined.

 

Step 5: Spread dough into a greased 9x13 pan, using your hands to completely cover pan evenly with dough.

 

Step 6: Bake for 10-15 minutes in a 375* oven, until just starting to turn golden. Remove from oven and let cool completely before frosting.

For the Frosting...

Step 7: Combine butter and shortening, beating until smooth.

 

Step 8: Add in lemon juice and salt, beat again

  Step 9: Slowly add in powdered sugar until smooth.

 

Step 10: Add in a few drops of yellow food coloring to give it a "Lemony Look"

 

Step 11: Once the cookie has baked and COOLED, frost the cookie with your lemon-frosting. Then place in the refrigerator for a few hours to let it set. ENJOY!!!

 

Lemon Sugar Cookie Bars

Ingredients:

For the cookie dough-

·        1/2 cup butter, room temperature

·        1 cups granulated sugar

·        2 large eggs

·        The juice of ½ a lemon

·        2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

·        1/2 teaspoon salt

·        1/4 teaspoon baking soda

For the frosting-

·        1/4 cup butter

·        1/4 cup shortening

·        Juice of the other half a lemon

·        Pinch of salt

·        2 cups powdered sugar

·        1-3 tablespoons of milk

·        yellow food coloring

Directions:

For the Cookie...

Step 1: In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until fluffy, about 5 minutes.

Step 2: Add in eggs, one at a time, and lemon zest and juice

Step 3: In a separate bowl, combine flour, salt and baking soda.

Step 4:  Slowly add flour mixture to butter mixture, (I did mine in 3 batches) just until combined.

Step 5: Spread dough into a greased 9x13 pan, using your hands to completely cover pan evenly with dough.

Step 6: Bake for 10-15 minutes in a 375* oven, until just starting to turn golden. Remove from oven and let cool completely before frosting.

For the Frosting...

Step 7: Combine butter and shortening, beating until smooth.

Step 8: Add in lemon juice and salt, beat again

Step 9: Slowly add in powdered sugar until smooth.

Step 10: Add in a few drops of yellow food coloring to give it a "Lemony Look"

Step 11: Once the cookie has baked and COOLED, frost the cookie with your lemon-frosting. Then place in the refrigerator for a few hours to let it set. ENJOY!!