Tart, sweet, amazing lemon lime bars with a crisp shortbread crust – and easy to make, perfect dessert that everyone will love!
Lemon lime bars. ย The perfect treat. ย Especially in the spring when lemon needs to go into all the things. ย Clearly. ย Lemon coconut muffins, lemon raspberry sweet rolls, and now lemon lime bars. ย I did say that I can’t get enough!
These tart, sweet bar cookies are one of my favourite treats, but I had actually never made them before. ย I always enjoy them when I have them at parties and potlucks and things, but had never made them myself. ย I will definitely be making them again! ย And adding lime. ย Lemon and lime are just amazing together. ย You could totally just use lemon if you want though and make a regular lemon bar. ย They would be fantastic either way.
And today, these lemon lime bars are in honour of three wonderfulย ladies that I have come to know through blogging. ย Some of my blogging friends and Iย are throwing a virtual baby shower for all three of them today to celebrate their new (and coming soon!) little bundles of joy! ย It’s unfortunate we’re all living in many different places and can’t get together to throw a real lifeย baby shower for these three ladies (and cuddle the cute babies while we’re at it!), but since we can’t, we’re doing the next best thing.
So congratulations to Natalie (Tastes Lovely), Jessica (Flying on Jess Fuel) and Isadora (She Likes Food)! ย I’m so happy for all three of you as you welcome your new little ones into your families!
So, since it’s a baby shower, I made the bar cookie that I always think of when it comes to showers. ย I think maybe they’ve just been at most of the showers I’ve attended, so it seemed like the right choice. ย Cut them in bigger bars, or if it’s a party and you have lots of food, little bites like I did here. ย Either way, they’re delicious.
Make sure to check out all the other food for the party! ย And if you happen to be planning a real life baby shower – we’ve got you covered. ย Lots of links below the recipe for both sweet and savoury little bites!
Tart, sweet, amazing lemon lime bars with a crisp shortbread crust - and easy to make, perfect dessert that everyone will love! I used Meyer lemons for this recipe, but regular lemons would be fine too. Also, for the lemon and lime juice, you should have 2/3 cup juice, total. That was 3 lemons and 3 limes for me, but that could be a bit different depending on how juicy your fruit is, so measure the juice before adding it in. Source: Adapted from Cook's Illustrated Baking Book. This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I may receive a small commission from qualifying purchases. Nutrition Information is estimated based on ingredients used and may not be exact.
Lemon Lime Bars
Ingredients
For the crust:
For the filling:
Instructions
Notes
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Nutrition Information:
Yield:
24
Serving Size:
1 bar
Amount Per Serving:
Calories: 187Total Fat: 8gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 50mgSodium: 103mgCarbohydrates: 28gFiber: 1gSugar: 17gProtein: 2g
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I LOOOOOVE lemon bars so you hit the nail on the head with these!! What a great idea to add some lime, I’ll definitely have to try that! Thanks so much to all you ladies for the sweet surprise shower!! It was so fun reading through all the posts. ๐ XOXO!
Congratulations again Jess! ๐
These yummy bars make me excited for spring!
I love lemon bars! That thick layer of filling and the addition of lime is awesome!
These bites look incredible- and that rich serving of filling on top of delicate crust looks soooo yum ๐
These bars look SO gooey and I’m officially obsessed! Loving the combo of both lemon and lime too!
Love the lemon and lime combo, Stacey! This is reminding me of spring and warm weather. So perfect for a shower!
Well this is just the nicest surprise! Iโm so lucky to have such wonderful blogging friends. Smiling from ear to ear! And you couldn’t have shared a better recipe. I love lemon bars! Now I’ve got to try lemon lime bars. Hugs!
Congrats again Natalie! Josh is adorable – loved seeing all the pics you just posted! ๐
These are awesome Stacey! I love citrus desserts, and bars are a classic. Perfect for a shower, either in person or ‘virtual’. ๐
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I’ve seriously been craving lemon bars recently! They are so refreshing and sweet and I love the cookie part! That would be great if you could send me some, haha! Thank you!
They’re so great right!? I wish I could send you some – congrats Izzy! ๐
I love that these are lemon-lime! These look so good!
Lemon treats are my favorite and I love that you added lime too! They look amazing, Stacey!
Those layers!! Oh my I have got to make these!
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These look so full of citrus flavor and are gorgeous, Stacey! I’m a chocolate fan, but citrus desserts are right up there at the top with chocolate. These look irresistible!
Yeah I’m a chocolate fan too – but citrus stuff is a pretty close second! Thanks Marcie!
Lemon bars are one of my most loved desserts. I love the idea of adding lime. Wishing I had one or two in front of me right now!
Loving all the citrus in today’s baby shower recipes. It has me dreaming of spring! These bars look great, Stacey!
I’m all over anything citrus these days! These look awesome Stacey!
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