Editors’ Collection

Our Best Lemon Desserts

Lemon bars, sheet cake, cookies and more of our best lip-puckering desserts.

Craig Lee for The New York Times

Recipes

Lemon Squares
Dena Kleiman, Susan Mahnke Peery
2281 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,281
1 hour
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Lemon Yogurt Cheesecake
Yossy Arefi
1137 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,137
About 6¼ hours
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Chess Pie
Yewande Komolafe
976 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
976
1 hour, plus at least 50 minutes’ chilling
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Lemon Bars
Genevieve Ko
1472 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,472
1 hour, plus 4 hours’ cooling
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Easy
Lemon Zucchini Bundt Cake
Yossy Arefi
666 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
666
1½ hours, plus cooling
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Easy
Lemon Bundt Cake
Yossy Arefi
1504 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,504
1 hour 30 minutes
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Lemon Poppy Seed Bars
Melissa Clark
714 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
714
1 hour, plus at least 1½ hours’ cooling time
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Easy
One-Bowl Lemon and Olive Oil Cake
Brian Levy
2508 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,508
2 hours, including cooling
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Easy
Baked Lemon Pudding
David Tanis, JR Ryall
5646 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
5,646
1 hour
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Lemon Layer Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting
Yossy Arefi
377 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
377
About 2 hours
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Lemon Icebox Pie
Vallery Lomas
405 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
405
4¼ hours
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Easy
Lemon-Almond Butter Cake
Regina Schrambling, Jody Adams
4495 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,495
2 hours 30 minutes, plus cooling time
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Pistachio-Lemon Bars
Molly O'Neill
4030 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,030
45 minutes
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Easy
Pan-Baked Lemon-Almond Tart
Mark Bittman
5266 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
5,266
20 minutes
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Lemon Bars With Pecan Crust
Lisa Donovan
250 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
250
4¼ hours
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Classic Lemon Tart
Melissa Clark
471 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
471
2 hours, plus at least 2 hours’ cooling
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Lemon Gelato
Nigella Lawson
828 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
828
40 minutes
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Lemon Bars With Olive Oil and Sea Salt
Melissa Clark
7026 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
7,026
1 hour 30 minutes, plus cooling and chilling
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Lemon Angel Food Cake With Preserved Lemon Curd
Melissa Clark, Samantha Kincaid
1020 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,020
1 hour, plus 2 hours' chilling and cooling
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Lemon Meringue Pots de Crème
David Tanis
369 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
369
40 minutes, plus 2 hours’ chilling
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Lemon Poundcake
Sam Sifton, Bill Yosses
694 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
694
2 hours 30 minutes
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Lemon-Lime Satin Creams
Nigella Lawson
445 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
445
45 minutes
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Lucas Schoormans’s Lemon Tart
Jonathan Reynolds
167 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
167
1 hour 15 minutes, plus 45 minutes' refrigeration and up to 8 hours' steeping
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Lemon Poppy Seed Pound Cake
Melissa Clark
5131 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
5,131
1 hour 20 minutes
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Lemon Meringue Pie
Leslie Land, Alice Waters, Chez Panisse
2006 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,006
About 4 hours
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Alabama Lemon ‘Cheese’ Cake
The New York Times, Tracy K. Smith
450 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
450
About 3 hours, including time to cool
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Shaker Lemon Tart
Christine Muhlke, Alice Waters
416 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
416
About 1 hour 30 minutes, plus 45 minutes' freezing and refrigeration, and overnight sitting
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Almendrados (Almond-Lemon Macaroons)
Joan Nathan
1858 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,858
35 minutes, plus 12 hours’ refrigeration
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Italian Lemon-Ricotta Cake
Mark Bittman
1455 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,455
1½ hours
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Lemon Snacking Cake With Coconut Glaze
Melissa Clark
1754 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,754
1 hour, plus cooling
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Lemon Cheesecake Tart
Yossy Arefi
413 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
413
1¼ hours, plus cooling
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Lemon Soufflé
Mark Bittman
540 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
540
About 45 minutes
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Lemon Sheet Cake With Buttercream Frosting
Yossy Arefi
2673 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,673
50 minutes
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Creamy Lemon Pops With Basil
Samantha Seneviratne
291 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
291
30 minutes, plus at least 9 hours for freezing
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East 62nd Street Lemon Cake
Craig Claiborne, Maida Heatter
1410 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,410
About 2 hours
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Lemon Sweet Rolls With Cream Cheese Icing
Yossy Arefi
2758 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,758
1 hour, plus rising
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