Description
Bright, fudgy lemon brownies made with fresh lemon zest and juice, topped with a smooth tangy glaze.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1½ cups granulated sugar
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 4 large eggs, room temperature
- 2 tablespoons lemon zest
- ⅓ cup fresh lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2–3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and line a 9×13-inch pan with parchment paper
- Lightly grease the parchment paper
- Whisk flour and salt together in a bowl
- Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy
- Add eggs one at a time, mixing well
- Mix in lemon zest, lemon juice, and vanilla
- Fold in flour mixture until just combined
- Pour batter into prepared pan
- Bake for 25–30 minutes until set
- Cool completely before glazing
- Mix powdered sugar with lemon juice and zest
- Pour glaze over brownies and let set 30 minutes
Notes
- Use room temperature ingredients
- Do not overmix the batter
- Test doneness with a toothpick
- Cool brownies completely before glazing
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 56 g
- Calories: 185
- Sugar: 18 g
- Sodium: 52 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 4.5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2.7 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 26 g
- Fiber: 0.5 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 48 mg