Lemon Yellowies are more firm like a brownie or dense cake.
We went to a potluck in the Cherry Creek district of Denver this weekend. What a beautiful home! The hosts were so gracious and generous with tons of food and drinks. They even organized a canned food drive. They had an artist doing charcoal portraits, and we had one done of Makayla. I met some really interesting people too, some of them artists as well.
The hosts requested that we bring either a dessert or a side dish, so we opted for dessert. Makayla made these Lemonies on her own with no help from me at all. We named these delicious treats Lemonies since they are like a brownie, but obviously not brown! They are different than a traditional lemon bar in that they are firm and more dense, which I happen to love. They have a great lemon flavor, but are not too sweet either. They are not gluten free or vegan or low carb or anything else as far as being friendly to any particular diet. But! They are totally delish for those who may stray from time to time or don’t really have to restrict their diets. I have ambition and goals of including treats for other restricted diets here, as I have been having to go more low carb for health reasons lately and have other friends that have other issues and choices as well.
We doubled this recipe to feed a crowd at a potluck.
I hope you enjoy these as much as we did!
Ingredients:
For the Lemonies:
1/2 cup softened butter
zest of half a lemon and 1 tbsp. juice
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup flour
2 eggs
Cooking spray
1/4 tsp salt
For the Glaze:
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 tbsp. lemon juice
1 tbsp. powdered sugar to sprinkle over top.
Method:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 8×8 baking pan with cooking spray. Beat together the lemon zest, butter, sugar until fluffy with a hand mixer, whisk or stand mixer. Add the eggs one at a time, then mix in the lemon juice. Next add the flour and salt and mix until just combined. Spread evenly into prepared pan and bake for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Ours took 25 minutes to be perfectly baked.
To make the Glaze:
Simply stir together the powdered sugar, lemon juice and zest until blended and pour evenly over the Lemonies. Sprinkle some powdered sugar over the top of the glaze.
Enjoy these with a nice hot cup of herbal tea. Yummy…
Till next time, stay creative and be inspired!
