Lemon Summer Brownies

Lemon Summer Brownies

Ingredients:

• ¾ cup all-purpose flour
• ¾ cup white sugar
• ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
• ½ tsp. sea salt
• 3 large eggs
• 2 Tbsp. lemon juice
• 1 Tbsp. lemon zest

Lemon Glaze Ingredients:

• 1 cup confectioners’ sugar
• ¼ cup lemon juice, or to taste
• ¼ tsp. vanilla extract
• 1 Tbsp. lemon zest

Directions:

1. Gather all of your ingredients. Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease an 8-by-8-inch square baking dish.
2. Beat flour, white sugar, butter and salt together in a bowl using an electric mixer until well mixed.
3. Whisk eggs, 2 tablespoons lemon juice and 1 tablespoon lemon zest together in a separate bowl.
4. Pour egg mixture into flour mixture; beat on medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth, about 3 minutes. Pour batter into prepared baking dish.
5. Bake in preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 23 to 25 minutes.
6. Cool on a wire rack until bottom of dish is warm to the touch.
7. Make the lemon glaze: Whisk confectioners’ sugar, 1/4 cup lemon juice, vanilla extract and lemon zest together in a bowl until smooth; spread over cooled brownies.