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
2209 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,209
1 hour
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Lemon Yogurt Cheesecake
Yossy Arefi
1060 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,060
About 6¼ hours
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Chess Pie
Yewande Komolafe
959 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
959
1 hour, plus at least 50 minutes’ chilling
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Lemon Bars
Genevieve Ko
1105 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,105
1 hour, plus 4 hours’ cooling
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Easy
Lemon Zucchini Bundt Cake
Yossy Arefi
591 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
591
1½ hours, plus cooling
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Easy
Lemon Bundt Cake
Yossy Arefi
1406 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,406
1 hour 30 minutes
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Lemon Poppy Seed Bars
Melissa Clark
360 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
360
1 hour, plus at least 1½ hours’ cooling time
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Easy
One-Bowl Lemon and Olive Oil Cake
Brian Levy
1667 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,667
2 hours, including cooling
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Easy
Baked Lemon Pudding
David Tanis, JR Ryall
5133 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
5,133
1 hour
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Lemon Layer Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting
Yossy Arefi
197 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
197
About 2 hours
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Lemon Icebox Pie
Vallery Lomas
369 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
369
4¼ hours
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Easy
Lemon-Almond Butter Cake
Regina Schrambling, Jody Adams
4323 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,323
2 hours 30 minutes, plus cooling time
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Pistachio-Lemon Bars
Molly O'Neill
3646 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,646
45 minutes
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Easy
Pan-Baked Lemon-Almond Tart
Mark Bittman
5155 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
5,155
20 minutes
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Lemon Bars With Pecan Crust
Lisa Donovan
234 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
234
4¼ hours
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Classic Lemon Tart
Melissa Clark
433 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
433
2 hours, plus at least 2 hours’ cooling
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Lemon Gelato
Nigella Lawson
821 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
821
40 minutes
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Lemon Bars With Olive Oil and Sea Salt
Melissa Clark
6685 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
6,685
1 hour 30 minutes, plus cooling and chilling
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Lemon Angel Food Cake With Preserved Lemon Curd
Melissa Clark, Samantha Kincaid
1000 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,000
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
682 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
682
2 hours 30 minutes
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Lemon-Lime Satin Creams
Nigella Lawson
418 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
418
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
4677 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,677
1 hour 20 minutes
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Lemon Meringue Pie
Leslie Land, Alice Waters, Chez Panisse
1874 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,874
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
1752 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,752
35 minutes, plus 12 hours’ refrigeration
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Italian Lemon-Ricotta Cake
Mark Bittman
1436 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,436
1½ hours
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Lemon Snacking Cake With Coconut Glaze
Melissa Clark
1501 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,501
1 hour, plus cooling
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Lemon Cheesecake Tart
Yossy Arefi
397 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
397
1¼ hours, plus cooling
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Lemon Soufflé
Mark Bittman
528 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
528
About 45 minutes
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Lemon Sheet Cake With Buttercream Frosting
Yossy Arefi
2621 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,621
50 minutes
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Creamy Lemon Pops With Basil
Samantha Seneviratne
290 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
290
30 minutes, plus at least 9 hours for freezing
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East 62nd Street Lemon Cake
Craig Claiborne, Maida Heatter
1393 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,393
About 2 hours
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Lemon Sweet Rolls With Cream Cheese Icing
Yossy Arefi
2576 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,576
1 hour, plus rising
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