Results tagged “lemonbars”

Christmas is a week away (great googlymoogly - we still have some last minute gifting to get) and if you had planned to have lots of different cookies on hand, or made up to take to your rotten coworkers, and haven't quite managed to bake, a lot. This is a super simple, very fun way to host a gathering, have a good excuse to get your nog on, and have a respectable assortment of goodies. First you plan a very simple, stress-free menu and drinks - anything from chicken n' dumplin's with a nice chilled white wine or some mulled wine/cider, to charcuterie and cheeses with luscious egg nog. You bake one batch of cookies and ask all of your guests to do the same. Everyone lays out their cookies on platters, and each guest can get a paper box with waxed paper, or even some cute brown paper bags with "zip top" plastic bags and share. more ›

Houstonist mentioned the Citrus Festival earlier, and what better use for lemons, limes or other tart and juicy citrus fruit (if you find an unusual variety you need to make use of) than bars! Yummy, tart-sweet lemon bars dusted with powdered sugar and maybe, if you feel all "Martha" a nice drizzle of melted chocolate (splurge, use the good stuff). Lemon Bars 1 cup butter, softened (no, this is not Paula Deen's recipe) 1/2 cup... more ›