Makes 16 to 25 squares. Grapefruit juice, while great for drinking straight, isn’t as strong as lemon juice, so you cannot substitute it one-for-one in a lemon-bar recipe. However, if you simmer twice ...

So, What’s the Best Lemon Bar Recipe? Melissa Clark’s lemon bars were the absolute best. Her shortbread crust was both snappy and tender while the addition of olive oil and sea salt lent the sliceable ...

Lemon bars, those bright-colored, bright-flavored delights with a shortbread crust and luscious lemon filling (not to mention a dusting of confectioners’ sugar so generous you have to hold your breath ...

These are my go-to lemon bars and they never disappoint me. An extra-thick layer of perfectly tart, sugar-dusted lemon curd sits atop a shortbread base that is rich, buttery and irresistible. These ...

A staple of church and potluck cookbooks, mud hen bars are a go-to potluck dessert. With a blondie-style base layer, a chocolate chip-studded middle layer, and a toasted meringue topping, they’re ...

In our "What People Are Cooking" column, see how our recipes turned out in other cooks' kitchens. Every week we choose a recipe that several food bloggers made and feature it here with photos and ...

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9-by-13-inch baking pan and set aside. 2. To make crust: sift powdered sugar into the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Add flour and ...

These Lemon Bars are the quintessential party dessert, baking up perfectly sweet while still lemony and tart. Very few, simple ingredients are needed to make this recipe from scratch and they always ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...