Brownies and blondies

Made with lemon zested. 40 min, makes 12, 15 ingredients.

Recipe by andianne.com

Prep

15 min

Cook

25 min

Total

40 min

Makes

12

Ingredients

• ¾ cup granulated sugar
• ½ cup unsalted butter (room temperature)
• 1 lemon, zested (about 2 Tbsp)
• 2 Tbsp lemon juice (from freshly squeezed lemon)
• 1 tsp lemon extract
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 large eggs
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 cup all purpose flour
• ½ tsp baking powder
• ¼ tsp salt
• 1 cup powdered icing sugar
• 2 Tbsp lemon juice (or water)
• 1 tsp lemon zest
• 1 tsp lemon extract

Instructions

Method by andianne.com. Cook it from their page if you can, so the people who developed and tested it get the visit.

1. Zest the lemon peel of one lemon. Squeeze out the lemon juice as well.
2. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a 9"x9" baking dish with parchment paper.
3. Add the softened butter, brown sugar and lemon zest to a large bowl. Use an electric mixer to cream everything together.
4. Add in the eggs and yolk one at a time, mixing thoroughly before adding another.
5. Add in the vanilla extract and lemon extract and mix.
6. In a medium bowl, mix together the flour and baking powder.
7. Add half of the flour to the wet mixture and mix in.
8. Add the other half and mix in.
9. Pour the batter into the greased baking dish. Bake for 22-25 minutes. Let cool for 30 minutes before removing from pan. Transfer to a rack to cool completely.
10. Add the lemon glaze ingredients together in a small bowl. Mix everything together.
11. Spread overtop of the brownies with a spatula. Slice into squares, serve and enjoy.