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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
2248 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,248
1 hour
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Lemon Yogurt Cheesecake
Yossy Arefi
1093 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,093
About 6¼ hours
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Chess Pie
Yewande Komolafe
972 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
972
1 hour, plus at least 50 minutes’ chilling
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Lemon Bars
Genevieve Ko
1223 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,223
1 hour, plus 4 hours’ cooling
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Easy
Lemon Zucchini Bundt Cake
Yossy Arefi
647 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
647
1½ hours, plus cooling
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Easy
Lemon Bundt Cake
Yossy Arefi
1450 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,450
1 hour 30 minutes
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Lemon Poppy Seed Bars
Melissa Clark
510 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
510
1 hour, plus at least 1½ hours’ cooling time
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Easy
One-Bowl Lemon and Olive Oil Cake
Brian Levy
2077 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,077
2 hours, including cooling
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Easy
Baked Lemon Pudding
David Tanis, JR Ryall
5283 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
5,283
1 hour
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Lemon Layer Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting
Yossy Arefi
262 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
262
About 2 hours
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Lemon Icebox Pie
Vallery Lomas
394 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
394
4¼ hours
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Easy
Lemon-Almond Butter Cake
Regina Schrambling, Jody Adams
4392 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,392
2 hours 30 minutes, plus cooling time
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Pistachio-Lemon Bars
Molly O'Neill
3833 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,833
45 minutes
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Easy
Pan-Baked Lemon-Almond Tart
Mark Bittman
5167 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
5,167
20 minutes
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Lemon Bars With Pecan Crust
Lisa Donovan
244 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
244
4¼ hours
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Classic Lemon Tart
Melissa Clark
455 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
455
2 hours, plus at least 2 hours’ cooling
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Lemon Gelato
Nigella Lawson
827 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
827
40 minutes
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Lemon Bars With Olive Oil and Sea Salt
Melissa Clark
6867 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
6,867
1 hour 30 minutes, plus cooling and chilling
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Lemon Angel Food Cake With Preserved Lemon Curd
Melissa Clark, Samantha Kincaid
1009 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,009
1 hour, plus 2 hours' chilling and cooling
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Lemon Meringue Pots de Crème
David Tanis
366 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
366
40 minutes, plus 2 hours’ chilling
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Lemon Poundcake
Sam Sifton, Bill Yosses
687 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
687
2 hours 30 minutes
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Lemon-Lime Satin Creams
Nigella Lawson
433 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
433
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
4753 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,753
1 hour 20 minutes
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Lemon Meringue Pie
Leslie Land, Alice Waters, Chez Panisse
1931 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,931
About 4 hours
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Alabama Lemon ‘Cheese’ Cake
The New York Times, Tracy K. Smith
449 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
449
About 3 hours, including time to cool
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Shaker Lemon Tart
Christine Muhlke, Alice Waters
412 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
412
About 1 hour 30 minutes, plus 45 minutes' freezing and refrigeration, and overnight sitting
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Almendrados (Almond-Lemon Macaroons)
Joan Nathan
1798 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,798
35 minutes, plus 12 hours’ refrigeration
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Italian Lemon-Ricotta Cake
Mark Bittman
1446 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,446
1½ hours
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Lemon Snacking Cake With Coconut Glaze
Melissa Clark
1530 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,530
1 hour, plus cooling
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Lemon Cheesecake Tart
Yossy Arefi
406 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
406
1¼ hours, plus cooling
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Lemon Soufflé
Mark Bittman
531 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
531
About 45 minutes
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Lemon Sheet Cake With Buttercream Frosting
Yossy Arefi
2644 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,644
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
1400 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,400
About 2 hours
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Lemon Sweet Rolls With Cream Cheese Icing
Yossy Arefi
2672 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,672
1 hour, plus rising
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