Description
Deliciously tangy lemon brownies topped with a sweet glaze.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 8 tablespoons unsalted butter (at room temperature)
- 2 large eggs (at room temperature)
- zest of 1 large lemon
- 4 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/4 cups sifted powdered sugar
- 2 – 3 tablespoons lemon juice (for glaze)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Lightly spray or butter an 8×8-inch baking pan.
- Using an electric hand mixer, cream the butter and sugar together in a large mixing bowl until light and fluffy.
- Mix in the eggs, one at a time.
- Mix in the lemon juice and zest. (Note: the batter may look curdled at this point, but that’s normal.)
- Stir in the salt and flour with a rubber spatula, stirring just until everything is well combined – don’t overmix!
- Spread the batter evenly into the prepared pan.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes or just until the center is set.
- Let the brownies cool in the pan on a wire rack.
- Once cooled, mix the powdered sugar and enough lemon juice in a small bowl to make a thick but pourable glaze.
- Spread the glaze evenly over the top of the completely cooled brownies.
- Allow the glaze to set before slicing.
Notes
- For best results, use fresh lemon juice.
- Make sure the butter is at room temperature for easier mixing.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 brownie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 50mg