Lemon Bars

April 19, 2010

I have never made lemon bars before.

Had been planning on making them….sometime, really I was..

Today was the day,

but I didn’t make them from scratch as originally planned.

My mom bought a box of the Barefoot Contessa’s mix and didn’t use it and decided to give it to me.

Well it’s been sitting on the counter for a couple of days and today my daughter wanted to make them,

so we gave them a try.

I’m glad we did.

They were delicious.

Who would have thought they’d taste so fresh and lemony.

We added the juice of two and a half really ripe lemons, and it sure must have helped.

Now I’ll have to try it, all on my own next time.

The shortbread bottom was delicious.

I LOVE SHORTBREAD!

I’ll either come up with my own recipe or hope that someone will share a nice one with me.

If you have a great recipe, I hope you’ll share.

This was a nice mix to try out.

Thanks mom!

added info:
My mom bought the mix at Sur La Table.

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Shana says:

April 19, 2010 at 3:58 am

Yummo!!

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Brisbane Baker says:

April 19, 2010 at 4:35 am

wow, I didn't know that the Barefoot Contessa had her own box cakes?

Interesting…

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grace says:

April 19, 2010 at 4:56 am

I've been wanting to make lemon bars for a while now too & I had no idea that Ina had her own mixes!

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cookies and cups says:

April 19, 2010 at 12:23 pm

I didn't know that barefoot contessa did boxes..I will definitely have to check these out!

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Catherine says:

April 19, 2010 at 12:26 pm

I love it when you can take a pre-mix and add your own special goodness to it. I am thinking your freshly squeezed lemon juice gave it that extra zip! It looks very dee-lish and yummy!

Have a wonderful Monday!
xo Catherine

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cmg says:

April 19, 2010 at 7:07 pm

Hi Diane! I have a great recipe for Lemon Bars on my blog. I have been making them for 20 years. They are a favorite at pot lucks and barbecues. Here's the link, Cris. http://usgorrias.blogspot.com/search/label/recipes

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Raina says:

April 19, 2010 at 8:23 pm

I love Barefoot Contessa. Anything from her is good. Those lemon bars look. I want some now!

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angie says:

April 19, 2010 at 11:29 pm

Oh man do I wish we were neighbors. I'd come on over and beg for a bar.

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Kel says:

April 20, 2010 at 1:13 am

I just made these too! I actually just posted the recipe on my blog. What a coincidence!

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Dinners and Dreams says:

April 20, 2010 at 1:14 am

Anything by barefoot contessa has to be good. Thaks for sharing.

Nisrine

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