Lemon Blondies
Chewy and bursting with zesty lemon flavor, these moist blondies effortlessly come together in a food processor.
Ingredients:
- cooking spray
- 2 medium meyer lemons, scrubbed and divided, plus thin slices, for garnish
- 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter (4 ounces), melted
- 1 large egg
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour (about 9 1/2 ounces)
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 1/4 cups powdered sugar, divided
Direction
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Coat a 9-inch square baking pan with cooking spray; line pan with parchment paper. Set aside.
- Cut off and discard ends from 1 lemon. Cut lemon into quarters; remove and discard seeds. Transfer quartered lemon to a food processor, and process until finely chopped, about 1 minute. Measure out 1/3 cup lemon pulp, then discard any excess pulp. Return 1/3 cup pulp to processor.
- Add granulated sugar, brown sugar, melted butter, and egg; process until smooth and well combined, about 15 seconds. Add flour, baking powder, and salt; pulse until just incorporated, about 5 pulses, stopping to scrape down sides of bowl as needed. Transfer batter to prepared baking pan, and spread into an even layer.
- Bake in preheated oven until edges are set and a wooden pick inserted into center comes out with a few crumbs, about 30 minutes. Transfer baking pan to a wire rack, and let cool completely, about 1 hour and 30 minutes.
- Zest and juice remaining lemon to yield 1 teaspoon zest and 2 tablespoons juice. Whisk together zest, juice, and 1 cup powdered sugar in a small bowl until smooth. Add remaining 1/4 cup powdered sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, if needed to thicken glaze to desired consistency; drizzle glaze over blondies. Cut into bars, and garnish with small lemon slice pieces.