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!!