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
2288 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,288
1 hour
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Lemon Yogurt Cheesecake
Yossy Arefi
1197 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,197
About 6¼ hours
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Chess Pie
Yewande Komolafe
977 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
977
1 hour, plus at least 50 minutes’ chilling
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Lemon Bars
Genevieve Ko
1550 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,550
1 hour, plus 4 hours’ cooling
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Easy
Lemon Zucchini Bundt Cake
Yossy Arefi
676 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
676
1½ hours, plus cooling
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Easy
Lemon Bundt Cake
Yossy Arefi
1519 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,519
1 hour 30 minutes
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Lemon Poppy Seed Bars
Melissa Clark
775 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
775
1 hour, plus at least 1½ hours’ cooling time
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Easy
One-Bowl Lemon and Olive Oil Cake
Brian Levy
2573 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,573
2 hours, including cooling
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Easy
Baked Lemon Pudding
David Tanis, JR Ryall
5670 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
5,670
1 hour
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Lemon Layer Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting
Yossy Arefi
410 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
410
About 2 hours
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Lemon Icebox Pie
Vallery Lomas
410 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
410
4¼ hours
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Easy
Lemon-Almond Butter Cake
Regina Schrambling, Jody Adams
4524 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,524
2 hours 30 minutes, plus cooling time
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Pistachio-Lemon Bars
Molly O'Neill
4067 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,067
45 minutes
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Easy
Pan-Baked Lemon-Almond Tart
Mark Bittman
5270 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
5,270
20 minutes
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Lemon Bars With Pecan Crust
Lisa Donovan
251 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
251
4¼ hours
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Classic Lemon Tart
Melissa Clark
480 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
480
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
7071 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
7,071
1 hour 30 minutes, plus cooling and chilling
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Lemon Angel Food Cake With Preserved Lemon Curd
Melissa Clark, Samantha Kincaid
1022 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,022
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 Poundcake
Sam Sifton, Bill Yosses
694 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
694
2 hours 30 minutes
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Lemon-Lime Satin Creams
Nigella Lawson
450 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
450
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
5231 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
5,231
1 hour 20 minutes
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Lemon Meringue Pie
Leslie Land, Alice Waters, Chez Panisse
2015 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,015
About 4 hours
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Alabama Lemon ‘Cheese’ Cake
The New York Times, Tracy K. Smith
451 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
451
About 3 hours, including time to cool
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Shaker Lemon Tart
Christine Muhlke, Alice Waters
416 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
416
About 1 hour 30 minutes, plus 45 minutes' freezing and refrigeration, and overnight sitting
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Almendrados (Almond-Lemon Macaroons)
Joan Nathan
1863 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,863
35 minutes, plus 12 hours’ refrigeration
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Italian Lemon-Ricotta Cake
Mark Bittman
1459 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,459
1½ hours
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Lemon Snacking Cake With Coconut Glaze
Melissa Clark
1786 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,786
1 hour, plus cooling
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Lemon Cheesecake Tart
Yossy Arefi
415 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
415
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
2682 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,682
50 minutes
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Creamy Lemon Pops With Basil
Samantha Seneviratne
291 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
291
30 minutes, plus at least 9 hours for freezing
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East 62nd Street Lemon Cake
Craig Claiborne, Maida Heatter
1413 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,413
About 2 hours
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Lemon Sweet Rolls With Cream Cheese Icing
Yossy Arefi
2773 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,773
1 hour, plus rising
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