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
2228 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,228
1 hour
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Lemon Yogurt Cheesecake
Yossy Arefi
1078 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,078
About 6¼ hours
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Chess Pie
Yewande Komolafe
970 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
970
1 hour, plus at least 50 minutes’ chilling
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Lemon Bars
Genevieve Ko
1161 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,161
1 hour, plus 4 hours’ cooling
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Easy
Lemon Zucchini Bundt Cake
Yossy Arefi
632 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
632
1½ hours, plus cooling
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Easy
Lemon Bundt Cake
Yossy Arefi
1431 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,431
1 hour 30 minutes
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Lemon Poppy Seed Bars
Melissa Clark
445 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
445
1 hour, plus at least 1½ hours’ cooling time
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Easy
One-Bowl Lemon and Olive Oil Cake
Brian Levy
1854 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,854
2 hours, including cooling
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Easy
Baked Lemon Pudding
David Tanis, JR Ryall
5201 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
5,201
1 hour
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Lemon Layer Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting
Yossy Arefi
238 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
238
About 2 hours
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Lemon Icebox Pie
Vallery Lomas
380 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
380
4¼ hours
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Easy
Lemon-Almond Butter Cake
Regina Schrambling, Jody Adams
4365 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,365
2 hours 30 minutes, plus cooling time
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Pistachio-Lemon Bars
Molly O'Neill
3715 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,715
45 minutes
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Easy
Pan-Baked Lemon-Almond Tart
Mark Bittman
5160 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
5,160
20 minutes
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Lemon Bars With Pecan Crust
Lisa Donovan
240 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
240
4¼ hours
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Classic Lemon Tart
Melissa Clark
444 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
444
2 hours, plus at least 2 hours’ cooling
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Lemon Gelato
Nigella Lawson
825 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
825
40 minutes
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Lemon Bars With Olive Oil and Sea Salt
Melissa Clark
6771 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
6,771
1 hour 30 minutes, plus cooling and chilling
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Lemon Angel Food Cake With Preserved Lemon Curd
Melissa Clark, Samantha Kincaid
1007 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,007
1 hour, plus 2 hours' chilling and cooling
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Lemon Meringue Pots de Crème
David Tanis
365 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
365
40 minutes, plus 2 hours’ chilling
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Lemon Poundcake
Sam Sifton, Bill Yosses
683 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
683
2 hours 30 minutes
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Lemon-Lime Satin Creams
Nigella Lawson
429 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
429
45 minutes
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Lucas Schoormans’s Lemon Tart
Jonathan Reynolds
166 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
166
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
4718 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,718
1 hour 20 minutes
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Lemon Meringue Pie
Leslie Land, Alice Waters, Chez Panisse
1906 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,906
About 4 hours
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Alabama Lemon ‘Cheese’ Cake
The New York Times, Tracy K. Smith
448 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
448
About 3 hours, including time to cool
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Shaker Lemon Tart
Christine Muhlke, Alice Waters
409 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
409
About 1 hour 30 minutes, plus 45 minutes' freezing and refrigeration, and overnight sitting
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Almendrados (Almond-Lemon Macaroons)
Joan Nathan
1763 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,763
35 minutes, plus 12 hours’ refrigeration
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Italian Lemon-Ricotta Cake
Mark Bittman
1440 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,440
1½ hours
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Lemon Snacking Cake With Coconut Glaze
Melissa Clark
1519 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,519
1 hour, plus cooling
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Lemon Cheesecake Tart
Yossy Arefi
401 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
401
1¼ hours, plus cooling
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Lemon Soufflé
Mark Bittman
530 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
530
About 45 minutes
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Lemon Sheet Cake With Buttercream Frosting
Yossy Arefi
2637 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,637
50 minutes
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Creamy Lemon Pops With Basil
Samantha Seneviratne
290 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
290
30 minutes, plus at least 9 hours for freezing
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East 62nd Street Lemon Cake
Craig Claiborne, Maida Heatter
1397 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,397
About 2 hours
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Lemon Sweet Rolls With Cream Cheese Icing
Yossy Arefi
2609 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,609
1 hour, plus rising
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