Zesty Delights: 18 Lemon Desserts to Brighten Your Day

There’s something about lemon desserts that just feels like a little bite of sunshine. Whether it’s the zing of a lemon bar or the soft sweetness of a lemon cake, these treats bring a refreshing twist to any table. These delightful lemon-infused goodies are sure to brighten your day and satisfy your sweet tooth!

Lemon Crinkle Cookies

Thick and chewy Lemon Crinkle Cookies have the perfect balance of sweet and buttery lemon flavor. They’re rolled in powdered sugar and baked until the surface cracks!
Get the Recipe: Lemon Crinkle Cookies

Lemon Bars with a Graham Cracker Crust

Delicious lemon bars dusted with powdered sugar, featuring a creamy lemon filling atop a crumbly shortbread crust. — **Lemon Bars with a Graham Cracker Crust**. Photo Credit: State of Dinner.

Lemon Bars with a Graham Cracker Crust are the best summer dessert! The creamy lemon filling is made with just 4 ingredients poured over a crisp graham crust. It’s so fast to prepare that you can have it baking in your oven in just 10 minutes!
Get the Recipe: Lemon Bars with a Graham Cracker Crust

Lemon Butter Cookies

A close-up of soft lemon-flavored cookies drizzled with white icing, resting on a wire cooling rack. — **Lemon Butter Cookies**. Photo Credit: State of Dinner.

These delightful 2-bite Lemon Butter Cookies are light and refreshing. After just one bite this simple recipe will move to the top of your list of favorite lemon desserts and cookie recipes.
Get the Recipe: Lemon Butter Cookies

Homemade Lemon Pound Cake

A close-up of a moist lemon cake topped with a white glaze, surrounded by fresh lemons on a cooling rack. — **Homemade Lemon Pound Cake**. Photo Credit: Crazy for Crust.

This Homemade Lemon Pound Cake is soft, moist, and bursting with lemon flavor! It’s a copycat Starbucks lemon loaf recipe and it makes two perfect lemon pound cakes lightly soaked in lemon glaze and topped with icing. Each slice has a natural flavor that is sweet, tart, and irresistible!
Get the Recipe: Homemade Lemon Pound Cake

Lemon Gooey Bars

Close-up of stacked lemon-flavored bars with white chocolate chips, featuring a soft, yellow texture and a sprinkle of white chocolate pieces around them. — **Lemon Gooey Bars**. Photo Credit: Crazy for Crust.

Lemon Gooey Bars – this EASY cake mix recipe uses lemon cake mix to form a bar that’s filled with a gooey white chocolate filling! EVERYONE loves these!
Get the Recipe: Lemon Gooey Bars

Lemon Cake

A yellow frosted cake decorated with tiny lemon-shaped toppings and a slice cut out, resting on a wooden surface. — **Lemon Cake**. Photo Credit: A Cozy Kitchen.

This Lemon Cake is tender, moist, and packs a huge punch of lemon flavor. It tastes like the bright beautiful sun. I like that this is a mini sheet cake size. It makes it easy to throw together and easy to decorate.
Get the Recipe: Lemon Cake

Lemon Sugar Cookies

A close-up view of freshly baked lemon frosted cookies topped with yellow zest on parchment paper. — **Lemon Sugar Cookies**. Photo Credit: I Heart Eating.

Lemon Sugar Cookies are soft and tender sugar cookies that have the extra zing of lemon and are topped with a creamy lemon buttercream frosting!
Get the Recipe: Lemon Sugar Cookies

Arizona Sunshine Lemon Pie

A slice of lemon meringue pie topped with whipped cream and a lemon slice, served on a plate with a fork and a piece cut out. — **Arizona Sunshine Lemon Pie**. Photo Credit: State of Dinner.

Arizona Sunshine Lemon Pie, or Blender Pie, is a refreshing dessert that uses the entire lemon in the filling (peel and all). With just 7 simple ingredients, it is the perfect balance of tart and sweet, bursting with fresh lemon flavor!
Get the Recipe: Arizona Sunshine Lemon Pie

Soft and Chewy Lemon Sugar Cookies

A close-up of three soft lemon sugar cookies stacked, with one showing a bite taken out, on a parchment paper backdrop. — **Chewy Lemon Sugar Cookies**. Photo Credit: Mel’s Kitchen Cafe.

Deliciously soft and chewy, these easy Lemon Sugar Cookies are a simple drop cookie (no rolling or cutting out), and they are amazing! Thanks to a brilliant way to infuse natural lemon flavor in every bite, these light and lemony sugar cookies are perfection.
Get the Recipe: Chewy Lemon Sugar Cookies

Lemon Blossoms

A close-up of freshly baked mini cupcakes topped with smooth white icing, some icing gently dripping down the sides, on a wooden surface. — **Lemon Blossoms**. Photo Credit: Princess Pinky Girl.

This Lemon Blossoms recipe takes a basic box of cake mix and turns it into a tangy sweet treat with big bursts of citrus flavor. Easy to make in under 30 minutes, each bite-sized blossom is beautifully bright with an extra boost of lemon from the thick glaze on top.
Get the Recipe: Lemon Blossoms

Lemon Sheet Cake with Lemon Glaze

Delicious lemon bars topped with a glossy icing and a slice of lemon garnish, arranged neatly on parchment paper. — **Lemon Cake with Lemon Glaze**. Photo Credit: Love from the Oven.

A Lemon Sheet Cake with Lemon Glaze is sure to add some extra sunshine to your day. This deliciously easy lemon pudding cake recipe makes a moist cake packed with incredible flavor. The fresh lemon flavor in this cake is unmatched. One bite of this cake and you’ll never want another lemon cake mix recipe again.
Get the Recipe: Lemon Sheet Cake with Lemon Glaze

Glazed Lemon Cookies

A close-up view of round, iced cookies resting on a wire cooling rack, showcasing their smooth white glaze against a light background. — **Glazed Lemon Cookies**. Photo Credit: Two Peas and Their Pod.

Glazed Lemon Cookies– soft, buttery lemon cookies with a simple lemon glaze. These sweet and tart cookies are light, refreshing, and the perfect treat for any occasion.
Get the Recipe: Glazed Lemon Cookies

Lemon Puppy Chow

A close-up view of a bowl filled with white, powdered puppy chow snacks, showcasing their crispy texture and sugary coating. — **Lemon Puppy Chow**. Photo Credit: Princess Pinky Girl.

Lemon Puppy Chow is a simple snack mix treat with a sweet and light citrusy flavor that almost tastes refreshing! This easy recipe requires only a few ingredients and is ready in just fifteen minutes–no baking required.
Get the Recipe: Lemon Puppy Chow

Lemon Cheesecake Bars

Lemon Cheesecake Bars are a simple and sweet treat with a graham cracker crust, cheesecake filling, and lemon curd filling swirled throughout. They are the perfect dessert for every occasion!
Get the Recipe: Lemon Cheesecake Bars

Sara’s Lemon Bread for Church Bake Sale

A close-up of a slice of lemon almond cake garnished with toasted almond flakes, accompanied by a wedge of lemon on a white plate. — **Sara’s Lemon Bread for Church Bake Sale**. Photo Credit: Mom Loves Baking.

Sara’s Lemon Bread for Church Bake Sale is a homemade quick bread topped with toasted almonds and a delightful lemony glaze.
Get the Recipe: Sara’s Lemon Bread for Church Bake Sale

Lemon Bundt Cake

This Lemon Bundt Cake Recipe is the perfect way to brighten any day! It’s dense, buttery, and full of fresh citrus flavor.
Get the Recipe: Lemon Bundt Cake Recipe

Lemon Meringue Pie

Here’s how to make Lemon Meringue Pie from scratch, with a bright, creamy lemon filling and a cloud-like meringue topping. It’s as beautiful as it is delicious!
Get the Recipe: Lemon Meringue Pie

Lemon Poke Cake

A delicious slice of lemon cake topped with creamy frosting and a slice of lemon, served on a white plate with a fork. — **Lemon Poke Cake**. Photo Credit: I Heart Eating.

This Lemon Poke Cake is easy to make with lemon cake mix and lemon jello then topped with whipped cream. It’s moist with a refreshing and flavorful taste for spring or summer!
Get the Recipe: Lemon Poke Cake

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