{"id":1768017,"date":"2022-05-26T14:06:49","date_gmt":"2022-05-26T19:06:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/?p=1768017"},"modified":"2024-03-22T10:24:48","modified_gmt":"2024-03-22T15:24:48","slug":"i-made-ina-gartens-lemon-bars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/i-made-ina-gartens-lemon-bars\/","title":{"rendered":"I Made Ina Garten’s Lemon Bars and They’re Like Sunshine in a Square"},"content":{"rendered":"[dam-video dam-id=\"47784\" type_of_player=\"jw\" \/]\r\n\r\nWhen it comes to sweets, especially dessert bars<\/a>, I'm partial to chocolate. I've been known to make the claim that brownies (yes, even boxed ones<\/a>) are the most reliably delicious dessert around. But as with every rule, there is an exception. And my exception is lemon bars.\r\n\r\nThe delightfully puckery squares are a refreshing finale to many a meal, one that doesn't make you feel bogged down but still manages to scratch the itch for a post-dinner indulgence. They're buttery, they're tart, they're sweet, they're pretty. They're everything I want in a treat. Despite this, I've only made them once\u2014and without much success.\r\n\r\nI thought I'd give the classic another try, and what better recipe to start with than the lemon bars from Ina Garten<\/a> herself? Ina Garten is an institution. (Psst!<\/em> You must try her 19 favorite foods<\/a> to cook and eat.) And though I'm privy to her affinity for giant cocktails and her legendary love story with husband Jeffrey, I've never actually made one of her recipes.\r\n\r\nThis truly was a day of baking firsts (and seconds) for me, and I'm so excited to share the results!\r\n

How to Make Ina Garten's Lemon Bars<\/h2>\r\n\"Ina\r\n\r\nIna Garten's lemon bars, with their buttery shortbread-like crust and gooey lemon filling, are about as traditional as they come\u2014and trust me when I say that's a good thing. This recipe yields 20 rectangles or 40 triangles.\r\n

Ingredients<\/h3>\r\n

Crust:<\/h4>\r\n