Lemony Lemon Brownies

These tart little fellows have been all over Pinterest the last while and I finally had to have a go at them.

I know “brownie” usually means chocolate. Okay…and sometimes “blondies”…. But lemon? Really?

These definitely take the brownie to a whole new level.

If you are a purest then you can go ahead and just call these a lemon bar if it makes you feel better.

They are very dense and brownie-y though.

Hmmm…maybe we should call them Lemonies.

Nice.

Lemon Brownies

(slightly adapted from Baker Girl)

Ingredients

3/4 cup flour

3/4 cup sugar

pinch sea salt

1/2 cup butter, room temp

2 large eggs

zest of 2 lemons (about 2 Tbsp)

juice of 1 lemon (about 1/4 cup)

Glaze

1 cup icing sugar

juice of 1 lemon (about 1/4 cup)

zest of 1 lemon (about 1 Tbsp)

Directions

Preheat oven to 350. Spray an 8 X 8 baking dish with cooking spray. Set aside.

In a medium bowl, beat first 4 ingredients (flour, sugar, salt, butter) together until smooth.

In a separate bowl, whisk together next 3 ingredients until combined. Pour into the flour mixture and beat until smooth and creamy.

Pour into prepared 8X8 pan and bake for about 20 - 30 minutes, or until starting to turn golden around the edges. A toothpick inserted in the middle should come out clean. (Do NOT overbake!)

Remove from oven and let cool on wire rack.

Prepare glaze - whisk all ingredients together until smooth.

When brownie is cool, spread half the glaze over the brownie with a spatula. Let glaze harden. Spread the remaining glaze over the bars and let it harden again.

Cut into bars and serve.

 These are so lemony. And they are a nice change from my usually lemon bar (which I realize I have never posted about! I will do that soon so you can compare the two).

I think everyone has to have a tasty lemon bar in their collection. It’s like chocolate cake or peanut butter cookies…..you have to have at least one “go to” recipe before you start trying a million different ones.

This may be my new go to.

Hmmm….. now I am going to HAVE to make my old recipe and see. (UPDATE- Go here to see my usual Crunchy Lemon Bars.)