Editors’ Collection

Our Best Lemon Desserts

Lemon bars, sheet cake, cookies and more of our best lip-puckering desserts.

Lemon Squares — Craig Lee for The New York Times

Recipes

Lemon Squares
Dena Kleiman, Susan Mahnke Peery
2192 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,192
1 hour
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Lemon Yogurt Cheesecake
Yossy Arefi
1039 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,039
About 6¼ hours
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Chess Pie
Yewande Komolafe
958 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
958
1 hour, plus at least 50 minutes’ chilling
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Lemon Bars
Genevieve Ko
1066 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,066
1 hour, plus 4 hours’ cooling
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easy
Lemon Zucchini Bundt Cake
Yossy Arefi
49 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
49
1½ hours, plus cooling
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easy
Lemon Bundt Cake
Yossy Arefi
1387 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,387
1 hour 30 minutes
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One-Bowl Lemon and Olive Oil Cake
Brian Levy
1518 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,518
2 hours, including cooling
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easy
Baked Lemon Pudding
David Tanis, JR Ryall
5102 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
5,102
1 hour
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Lemon Layer Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting
Yossy Arefi
166 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
166
About 2 hours
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Lemon Icebox Pie
Vallery Lomas
195 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
195
4 1/4 hours
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easy
Lemon-Almond Butter Cake
Regina Schrambling, Jody Adams
4284 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,284
2 hours 30 minutes, plus cooling time
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Pistachio-Lemon Bars
Molly O'Neill
3529 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,529
45 minutes
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easy
Pan-Baked Lemon-Almond Tart
Mark Bittman
5151 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
5,151
20 minutes
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Lemon Bars With Pecan Crust
Lisa Donovan
229 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
229
4 1/4 hours
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Classic Lemon Tart
Melissa Clark
421 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
421
2 hours, plus at least 2 hours’ cooling
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Lemon Gelato
Nigella Lawson
816 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
816
40 minutes
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Lemon Bars With Olive Oil and Sea Salt
Melissa Clark
6606 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
6,606
1 hour 30 minutes, plus cooling and chilling
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Lemon Angel Food Cake With Preserved Lemon Curd
Melissa Clark, Samantha Kincaid
995 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
995
1 hour, plus 2 hours' chilling and cooling
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Lemon Meringue Pots de Crème
David Tanis
362 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
362
40 minutes, plus 2 hours’ chilling
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Lemon Poundcake
Sam Sifton, Bill Yosses
680 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
680
2 hours 30 minutes
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Lemon-Lime Satin Creams
Nigella Lawson
376 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
376
45 minutes
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Lucas Schoormans’s Lemon Tart
Jonathan Reynolds
164 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
164
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
4619 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,619
1 hour 20 minutes
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Lemon Meringue Pie
Leslie Land, Alice Waters, Chez Panisse
1858 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,858
About 4 hours
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Alabama Lemon ‘Cheese’ Cake
The New York Times, Tracy K. Smith
448 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
448
About 3 hours, including time to cool
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Shaker Lemon Tart
Christine Muhlke, Alice Waters
408 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
408
About 1 hour 30 minutes, plus 45 minutes' freezing and refrigeration, and overnight sitting
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Almendrados (Almond-Lemon Macaroons)
Joan Nathan
1748 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,748
35 minutes, plus 12 hours’ refrigeration
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Italian Lemon-Ricotta Cake
Mark Bittman
1432 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,432
1 1/2 hours
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Lemon Snacking Cake With Coconut Glaze
Melissa Clark
1489 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,489
1 hour, plus cooling
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Lemon Cheesecake Tart
Yossy Arefi
395 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
395
1 1/4 hours, plus cooling
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Lemon Soufflé
Mark Bittman
526 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
526
About 45 minutes
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Lemon Sheet Cake With Buttercream Frosting
Yossy Arefi
2614 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,614
50 minutes
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Creamy Lemon Pops With Basil
Samantha Seneviratne
289 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
289
30 minutes, plus at least 9 hours for freezing
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East 62nd Street Lemon Cake
Craig Claiborne, Maida Heatter
1388 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,388
About 2 hours
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Lemon Sweet Rolls With Cream Cheese Icing
Yossy Arefi
2547 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,547
1 hour, plus rising
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