{oh what do you do in the summertime} the girl who ate everything

Hi, I'm Christy from The Girl Who Ate Everything and I'm excited to be here today. Thanks Kierste!

I'm The Girl Who Ate Everything which means I didn't earn my name from watching my calories and nibbling on a celery stick here and there. I've eaten my fair share of desserts and brownies, but LEMON brownies are totally intriguing and new to me. For some reason lemon flavored treats are a surprisingly polarizing topic on my site; people either love them or hate them. I happen to love them! These lemon brownies aren't just a little lemony. These are packed full of lemon flavor. They have a sweet lemon brownie base with a tart glaze on top. They kind of reminded me of Lemonheads candy that I used to eat by the pool when I was little.

Look how gorgeous the bright flecks of lemon zest are.

These babies are just screaming summer!

Lemon Brownies

Source: slightly adapted from Becky Charms

Ingredients:

Brownies:
3/4 cup all-purpose flour 
3/4 cup granulated sugar 
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter,softened 
2 large eggs 
2 tablespoons lemon zest 
2 tablespoons lemon juice 


Tart Lemon Glaze: 
1 rounded cup powdered sugar
3 tablespoons lemon juice 
3 teaspoons lemon zest 
 Instructions: 


Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray an 8X8 inch baking dish with cooking spray and set aside.

Zest and juice 2-3 large lemons depending on what size they are; set aside. In the bowl of an electric mixture fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the flour, sugar, salt, and softened butter until combined.

In a separate bowl, whisk together the eggs, lemon zest, and lemon juice until combined. Pour into the flour mixture and beat at medium speed until smooth and creamy, about 2 minutes.

Pour into baking dish and bake for 20-25 minutes, or until just starting to turn golden around the edges and a toothpick inserted into the center of the brownies comes out clean. Allow to cool completely before glazing. Do not overbake or the bars will be dry.

When brownies have cooled completely, make the glaze. Sift the powdered sugar, add lemon zest and juice, and whisk together all three ingredients. You can add more powdered sugar or lemon juice here depending on the consistency you like. Spread 1/2 the glaze over the brownies with a rubber spatula. Let glaze set. I sped up this process by throwing them in the fridge. Spread the remaining glaze over the bars, and let it set. Once again you can speed this up by placing them in the fridge. Cut into bars, and serve. Makes about 24 small brownies.

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I am a HUGE faun of anything lemon, and these look absolutely divine!  Thank you so much, Christy, for sharing this yummy summer recipe!