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
2315 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,315
1 hour
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Lemon Yogurt Cheesecake
Yossy Arefi
1296 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,296
About 6¼ hours
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Chess Pie
Yewande Komolafe
980 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
980
1 hour, plus at least 50 minutes’ chilling
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Lemon Bars
Genevieve Ko
1697 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,697
1 hour, plus 4 hours’ cooling
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Lemon Zucchini Bundt Cake
Yossy Arefi
757 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
757
1½ hours, plus cooling
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Lemon Possets
Toni Chapman
435 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
435
30 minutes
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Lemon Basque Cheesecake
Claire Saffitz
69 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
69
15 hours 5 minutes
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Lemon Bundt Cake
Yossy Arefi
1564 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,564
1 hour 30 minutes
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Lemon Poppy Seed Bars
Melissa Clark
871 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
871
1 hour, plus at least 1½ hours’ cooling time
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One-Bowl Lemon and Olive Oil Cake
Brian Levy
2675 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,675
2 hours, including cooling
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Baked Lemon Pudding
David Tanis, JR Ryall
5756 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
5,756
1 hour
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Lemon Layer Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting
Yossy Arefi
476 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
476
About 2 hours
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Lemon Icebox Pie
Vallery Lomas
490 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
490
4¼ hours
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Lemon-Almond Butter Cake
Regina Schrambling, Jody Adams
4663 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,663
2 hours 30 minutes, plus cooling time
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Pistachio-Lemon Bars
Molly O’Neill
4168 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,168
45 minutes
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Pan-Baked Lemon-Almond Tart
Mark Bittman
5273 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
5,273
20 minutes
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Lemon Bars With Pecan Crust
Lisa Donovan
253 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
253
4¼ hours
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Classic Lemon Tart
Melissa Clark
494 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
494
2 hours, plus at least 2 hours’ cooling
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Lemon Gelato
Nigella Lawson
829 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
829
40 minutes
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Lemon Bars With Olive Oil and Sea Salt
Melissa Clark
7213 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
7,213
1 hour 30 minutes, plus cooling and chilling
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Lemon Angel Food Cake With Preserved Lemon Curd
Melissa Clark, Samantha Kincaid
1024 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,024
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 Pound Cake
Sam Sifton, Bill Yosses
696 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
696
2 hours 30 minutes
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Lemon-Lime Satin Creams
Nigella Lawson
454 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
454
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
5370 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
5,370
1 hour 20 minutes
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Lemon Meringue Pie
Leslie Land, Alice Waters, Chez Panisse
2045 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,045
About 4 hours
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Alabama Lemon ‘Cheese’ Cake
The New York Times, Tracy K. Smith
452 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
452
About 3 hours, including time to cool
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Shaker Lemon Tart
Christine Muhlke, Alice Waters
418 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
418
About 1 hour 30 minutes, plus 45 minutes' freezing and refrigeration, and overnight sitting
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Almendrados (Almond-Lemon Macaroons)
Joan Nathan
1873 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,873
35 minutes, plus 12 hours’ refrigeration
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Italian Lemon-Ricotta Cake
Mark Bittman
1461 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,461
1½ hours
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Lemon Snacking Cake With Coconut Glaze
Melissa Clark
1843 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,843
1 hour, plus cooling
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Lemon Cheesecake Tart
Yossy Arefi
417 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
417
1¼ hours, plus cooling
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Lemon Soufflé
Mark Bittman
544 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
544
About 45 minutes
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Lemon Sheet Cake With Buttercream Frosting
Yossy Arefi
2708 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,708
50 minutes
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Creamy Lemon Pops With Basil
Samantha Seneviratne
292 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
292
30 minutes, plus at least 9 hours for freezing
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East 62nd Street Lemon Cake
Craig Claiborne, Maida Heatter
1417 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,417
About 2 hours
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Lemon Sweet Rolls With Cream Cheese Icing
Yossy Arefi
2811 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,811
1 hour, plus rising
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