This is a good treat for someone that
doesn't like chocolate.
( I can't believe I just typed that sentence )
In a large bowl combine the sugar, flour
and salt. Add the softened butter.
tip:You can soften a stick if butter in the
microwave for 25 seconds on 30% power
Whisk the eggs in another bowl and add the lemon juice,
and zest.
Combine the two and beat until smooth.
I always use the butter wrapper to grease the pan.
Pour in the batter.
Bake at 350 for 25 minutes.
Mix the powdered sugar, lemon juice and zest.
Spread on the cooled lemon brownies.
It will make a nice thin glaze.
Cut into squares.
These have a light yet dense texture,
similar to brownies. I'll give them their own
new name......Lemonies!
Enjoy!
Lemon Brownies
3/4 C flour
3/4 C sugar
1/4 t salt
1 stick butter, soft
2 eggs
juice from 1/2 lemon (about 1T)
zest from 1/2 lemon (about 1t)
Combine the flour, sugar and salt
in a large bowl.
Mix in the softened butter.
In another bowl whisk the eggs with
the lemon juice and zest.
Add to the larger bowl and mix well.
Pour into prepared 8X8 brownie pan.
Bake at 350 for 25 minutes.
You can double the recipe and bake in a
9X13 pan for 30 minutes.
Remove and let cool, then glaze.
Glaze
1/2C powdered sugar
1 T lemon juice
additional lemon zest
stir together
note: 1 stick of butter is = to 1/2 C or 1/4 pound.
I use unsalted butter.
I use unsalted butter.
78 comments:
Yummy! Looks cool and refreshing. I wonder how many weight watcher points plus these are. Mumzie
These are beautiful and I love all things lemon.
Those sound yummy! I love lemony desserts, and I also love chocolate, too! :)
Hi Rita~ ~ ~
You know I am one of those people who is not crazy about chocolate but I love lemon! Yeah! Thanks for this.
I would rather have a Twizzler than a Hershey's Kiss.
~ ~Ahrisha~ ~
These look amazing! My parents belong to that weird group of chocolat ehaters, but they both love lemon, so this is a great recipe for family events. thanks!
Oh, my those look good, but who in their right mind doesn't like chocolate! Thanks for sharing these at WOW.
Bless you! I love chocolate, but since it gives me migraines I don't eat it anymore. Lemonish things - that's another story, thank goodness. :)
Hard for me to imagine life without chocolate!! Even a chocoholic needs a break every now and then... Thanks for bringing these treats to Friday Potluck!
I am not a chocolate fan, but I LOVE lemon! I made these today and I am sold. Love them!
Oh my goodness these are delicious! Thank you for sharing!! I have already eaten far too many slices and I only made them today!! I have shared your blog on my blog :)
I'm so excited about these! One of my daughter's best friend's doesn't like chocolate-can't wait to make these for her :)
@Mumzie I cut an 8x8 pan into 16 squares and they were 3 PointsPlus.
I made these last night and they are delicious! Thank you!
Just saw these on Pinterest, While I love chocolate, I do like a change every now and then and lemon runs a close second. can't wait to try these!
I love chocolate but it's a safe bet that I'd love these too!
How have I missed this blog?!!! These look heavenly, with the lemon lovers in this house, I'm sure they will be a BIG hit! Cheers, Andrea
Can you tell me how much I'd a stick of butter in ounces or grams?
I'm so excited to try this recipe. Due to a head injury, my taste has been distorted and chocolate no longer tastes good. And brownies were one of my brownie foods,so I will be making these soon. Thank You.
Yum!
I'm now a follower!
Jai
I caught this recipe on pinterest... made it today. Ohmyeverlemonlovingbrownie, it is sooo yummy!
please let us overseas folk let us know the weight of a 'stick of butter? I'm dying to make these for my son's lunch (I'm sure I'll sneak a few too...they look devine!)
I tried to reply by email, but you have it blocked.
1 stick of butter is = to 1/2 C or 1/4 pound. Let me know how the recipe worked for you.
Thanks so much for this recipe. Stumbled onto your blog by chance. This recipe was YummO for dinner. My kids are chocolate fans, but their Mama is not. This was just what I wanted. :) Thanks again.
Why do you call them brownies?
Because they have the same consistency and technique as chocolate brownies. It's the 'other' brownie. I should call them lemonies! Great idea!
these look amazing! I just need to get a good egg replacer!
I thought this would be a wonderful recipie to try for my sweets loving family. However you do not have a Print Recipe option. While the photos are very hepful for a new cook, anyone who has been around for a bit would most likely enjoy just being able to print the actual recipe. I will spend the time to copy it long hand however as a rule I will do this only once with any blogger. After that I delete them from my list of who to follow.
I would love to add a print option, but haven't found one that works for me yet. I do put the concise recipe at the bottom so that it's easy to copy and paste to a blank 'compose email' and then print. That's what I do on so many recipe blogs. Still looking for a good and easy print button for my blog.
The flavor of these were great! However, mine turned out more cake-like than brownie like. I don't know what I did wrong :-( I will attempt again though! Thanks for the recipe!
P.S. I like visuals so I think you set up the blog perfectly with having the recipe between the pictures and at the end. :-)
I love the name "lemonies" :-)
And your lemonies are amazing :-) Thanks :-)
It's unfortunate someone feels the need to be obnoxious when other people are giving them free recipes. You don't have to be very computer savvy to copy and paste a recipe into a word document and hit print. In fact, I think that would take less time than bothering to write a rude comment. :-)
These look delicious by the way. I'm one of those crazy people who doesn't like chocolate. We look forward to trying them. Love the name "lemonies!"
I found your recipe on Pinterest and had to try it. I LOVE lemon. Great flavor and I like the idea that it doesn't make a huge pan (the husband doesn't like lemon). They were terrific. I agree that they are a little more dense than cake, but not exactly brownie consistency. Just the right tang. Thanks for sharing! Kim
Do you use all purpose flour or self rising... I can't wait to make these :)
If a recipe lists flour, it's always regular AP flour.
Self-rising flour is always listed as such.
Will they still come out a good consistency if baked in a 9 x 9 instead of an 8 x 8?
Hey there! Just came across this recipe on pinterest and it looks amazing, I can't wait to try it. I'm an overseas visitor though, so could you clarify what the abbreviations are in the recipe? What's a 'C' and a 't'? Also, when you say 3/4 C do you mean "3 or 4 Cs" or "3 fourths of a C"? Thanks a million :)
Looks divine!
This absolutely has my mouth watering! I love lemons and brownies are my weakness. :) Can't wait to try these out!!
I have made these several times and they're a hit with everyone. I love them. I also did a lime version tonight and a friend of mine did an orange one. They are all good! Thank you for a great and easy recipe!
Found your recipe on pinterest today and had to make it! I loved it, the texture was very brownie like. Delish! I will definitely be making this again:) although next time I want to try a lemon cream cheese frosting on top:) thanks for sharing.
to say these are wonderful would be a complete understatement. Good thing I made them and took them to my moms birthday gathering, or I would have eaten the whole thing.
Four ounces is one stick of butter
TY for sharing, will make soon
My daughter who doesn't like chocolate* will LOVE these! (*I know! We are thinking of having her tested! More for me!)
These sound incredible... thank you, Pinterest!
This is the first recipe I've ever memorized... and I absolutely love it!! It's so easy and the best lemon brownie I've ever had! Ok, maybe it's the only lemon brownie I've ever had. But still! DELICIOUS! Don't alter a thing!
When I saw lemon brownies, I was interested. When I heard the "Theme from a Summer Place," I knew I would follow you! That is one of my all time favorite songs. Perfect fit for summer. And lemons. Can't wait to try your recipe. Thanks for sharing!
these look awesome! I'm going to try them today!
Thanks for the recipes...I signed up for email...and am following you on Pinterest. But best of all....LOVE the music!! Thanks for making me sing out loud!!!
Hi There,
My lemonies are in the oven but I have a novice baker question. I must admit I usually make brownies from a mix and have only baked cakes, cookies, and pies. My question is regarding baking powder/baking soda-I notice there is none in this recipe (and I didn't put any in) but I usually see it in baked good recipes so I was just wondering :-)
thanks!
I made these last week and am ashamed to say that I ate the majority of the pan all by myself!! But they are so delicious, I had a hard time feeling bad about it. I doubled the recipe and made in the 13x9 pan. After pouring the glaze on the top, I slipped them into the refridgerator to set the glaze faster. I couldn't wait to eat one! They tasted to yummy chilled, that I left them in the fridge. I think i liked them like this better than I would have at room temp. My husband is a huge chocolate brownie lover, but said these were just as good. Thank you for the recipe! It is definately going in my favorites!
I made these last week and am ashamed to say that I ate the majority of the pan all by myself!! But they are so delicious, I had a hard time feeling bad about it. I doubled the recipe and made in the 13x9 pan. After pouring the glaze on the top, I slipped them into the refridgerator to set the glaze faster. I couldn't wait to eat one! They tasted to yummy chilled, that I left them in the fridge. I think i liked them like this better than I would have at room temp. My husband is a huge chocolate brownie lover, but said these were just as good. Thank you for the recipe! It is definately going in my favorites!
Can't wait to try the lemon brownies and I like chocolate!
Found this recipe through Pintrest, and as I'm a lemon freak I knew I had to try them. Easy recipe (although I did add a touch more lemon), smells amazing as they're being baked, and they taste GREAT! My husband said that they have the texture and taste of a 'lemon cruller' - this recipe is going in my "favourites" for sure. Thank you!
Hi Rita! I found your recipe on Pinterest. They look mouth watering. Question: do you use salted or non-salted butter? I plan on making these for Easter Sunday! Thank you!
Hi! I just made these this morning for a family event tonight for my hubby's work and they are SO good! Even my 2 and 3 year old loved them. I used salted butter since it's all I had on hand and just didn't add extra salt. So light and refreshing! So glad I doubled the recipe so we could taste them early and still have some left to share. :)
Oh my! I just made a double batch of these. I don't think they'll last long - and I'm the only one home this weekend! I love their texture, as I'm a huge brownie fan. Glad to see someone else tried other citrus versions as I was wondering about using key lime juice.
I used dried lemon zest from a jar and bottled juice and they were still amazing!
Thanks for the great recipe!
I'm adding these to my dessert favorites. They're easy and very tasty! Will be trying them with key lime juice next time.
Since finding your recipe on a friend's pinterest, I have made this recipe four times (since March 12th) with the fourth time being for Easter dinner. Thank you for sharing this wonderful recipe!
Love,love, love this recipe. Easy breezy and scrumptious. Thank you for sharing such a wonderful recipe. Some feel a compulsion to keep good things a secret. Glad you know the beauty of sharing! Thank you! The music is awesome also.....enjoy it all the while I am baking! Mambo Italiano is now a staple...ha ha
It's not that I don't love chocolate, I do. But I can't have it any more due to my milk allergies. This looks like a divine substitute!
I made these last night and they turned out alright. For some reason, they tasted a bit "flour-y." I am thinking I did not mix the ingredients well enough. Next time I will mix with my kitchen aid ;) other than that, they were pretty good and the glaze was amazing! Thanks for sharing!
These sound great! My husband loves lemon and he loves brownies. I on the other hand generally do not like brownies! Strange I know, I dont like chocolate ice cream either! I dont know why but I cant say I dont like chocolate because I definately do like most chocolate! I will let you know how they come out! Thanks so much for sharing.
I found these on pinterest. Oh man do they sound and look amazing. I am so happy to have discovered your yummy blog and am now your newest follower. when you have a chance come by and check out my blog www.questfordelish.blogspot.com
I just made these up today because I needed something lemony and easy to fix for my open house. Thank you they look delicious and were super easy to fix! Can't wait to taste them!
I really loved these, thanks for sharing the recipe. Mine turned out dense with chewy edges just like brownies and had a rich buttery lemon flavor. I love chocolate, but these are awesome too.
Hello Rita! I just wanted to say I stumbled upon this recipe thanks to Pinterest, and I absolutely LOVE it! It's easily the best recipe I've found and made from Pinterest. My husband and I ate the whole pan in less than 24 hours - they were simply delicious. Thank you!
I made this recipe tonight for my Bible Study class. The lemon brownies are delicious. I doubled the recipe and they turned out perfect. Thanks for a great recipe that I will make again.
I looked over the comments but may have missed what I was looking for. My question is plain or slef rising flour? My daughter emailed this reciped to me and I am excited about it and want to try ASAP
It's always plain all purpose flour unless it says self-rising flour.
thank you
I just want you to know that these are amazing. It is my new favorite recipe. People at work love them, my family loves them, I love them, whats not to love right! Thanks for sharing!
These look delicious! I am going to give them a try and share your recipe on my blog{with a link back of course} I'm a new follower of yours as well. :)
We are making these now and I just wanted to say not only Thanks for the recipe... but for the playlist to go with them!
You could always copy the recipe and paste it into a word processing program like Microsoft Word to print (takes two right clicks). Then you could even add your own notes and pictures, if you like. No print button is not a deal breaker in my book!
@Bonita,
Your comment is unnecessary, if you have a print issue, that is your business, not ours. We luv Rita's blogs, they are a blessing.
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