# No-Bake Lemon Bars

These irresistible no-bake lemon bars are quick to assemble, featuring an intense lemon flavor, fluffy texture, and buttery shortbread crust.

- Servings: 16 servings
- Total time: 240 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1.5 cups shortbread crumbs
- 0.25 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 2 tablespoons white sugar
- 0.5 teaspoon salt, divided
- 1 can (14 ounce) sweetened condensed milk
- 2 tablespoons lemon zest, plus more for garnish
- 0.5 cup lemon juice
- 1.5 cups heavy cream
- 1 carton (8-ounce) frozen whipped dessert topping, thawed

## Instructions

1. Stir together cookie crumbs, melted butter, sugar, and a quarter teaspoon of salt in a large bowl until evenly moistened.
2. Press your cookie crumb mixture firmly into the bottom of a prepared baking pan.
3. In a separate bowl, whisk together sweetened milk, lemon zest, lemon juice, and a quarter teaspoon of salt until smooth.
4. Gently fold in your lemon mixture into your cool whip (or heavy cream if using).
5. Spread your filling over your cookie crust.
6. Refrigerate until firm or at least 4 hours.
7. Once the lemon bars have chilled, garnish with lemon slices or lemon zest.

## Equipment

- large bowl
- baking pan (8x8-inch)
- parchment paper
- whisk

## Tips

- Line bottom and sides of an 8x8-inch baking pan with parchment paper, leaving a 2-inch overhang on opposite sides.
- Refrigerate until firm for at least 4 hours.
- Lift chilled dessert from the pan using parchment overhang to cut into bars.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1BxRcjBvD9/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/d8524e7e-12b1-45e7-87f5-58ba5b7727f1
- Extracted: 2026-05-14

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