Lemonies (Lemony Brownies)
Ingredients:
1 cup flour
1 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1 tablespoon lemon zest
3/4 cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled
2 eggs
3 tablespoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon vanilla
Lemon Glaze (recipe follows)
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350℉. Grease an 8-inch square pan or line pan with non-stick foil.
2. Mix flour, sugar, salt, baking powder and zest together using a wire whisk.
3. Add melted butter, lemon juice, eggs and vanilla and stir until completely combined.
4. Pour batter into pan and bake for 20-25 minutes or until a tester inserted in center comes clean.
5. Remove from oven and cool.
6. Pour glaze over the lemonies and allow to set before cutting into 25 bars.
Makes 25 servings
Lemon Glaze
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups confectioner’s sugar
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon lemon zest
Directions:
1. sift sugar into a medium bowl. Add lemon juice and zest and stir until combined and smooth.