Brighten up your baking with the best lemon desserts and recipes! Perfect for spring and summer, from cookies, to cocktails, to creamy no-bake treats.

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Lemon desserts are a go-to for spring and summer—fresh, tangy, and just sweet enough. If you’re in the mood for a cookies, cocktail, or fresh lemony bread, we’ve got you covered. These lemon recipes add a bright flavor that works for just about any occasion. These lemon recipes are perfect for everything from casual gatherings, summer potlucks, or easy brunches.

Lemon Frostings and Fillings

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Lemon frostings and dessert fillings are a great way to add a burst of citrus flavor to cakes, cupcakes, and cookies. Layer lemon cream cheese frosting on a vanilla cake or add tangy curd to the center of a cupcake—these recipes are fresh, flavorful, and perfect for spring and summer desserts.

Lemon Buttercream Frosting

Using one bowl and just four ingredients, you can whip up a batch of this deliciously easy lemon buttercream frosting in just 10 minutes!

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lemon buttercream frosting on yellow cupcake with lemon curd drizzle.

Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting

This easy homemade lemon cream cheese frosting uses only 5 ingredients and can made in less than 15 minutes!

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Easy Lemon Curd

This easy lemon curd recipe takes 10 minutes to make and has only 5 ingredients, so whip up a batch of this sweet dessert filling today!

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Lemon Baked Goods

From soft cakes to tender cookies, lemon adds a fresh twist to all your favorite baked treats. These recipes are light, flavorful, and perfect for spring brunches, birthdays, or anytime you want something citrusy from the oven.

Braided Challah with Cream Cheese Swirl

This braided challah with lemon cream cheese swirl is soft, slightly sweet, and filled with creamy citrus flavor—perfect for breakfast, brunch, or snacking!

Lemon Cheesecake Bars

Also known as lemon cheesecake squares, these easy lemon cheesecake bars with a shortbread crust are creamy, zesty, and delicious!

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Soft Lemon Cookies

These lemon sugar cookies are bursting with lemon flavor – and with less than 10 ingredients and 15 minutes prep time, whip up a batch of these easy cookies today!

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Strawberry Lemon Blondies

This strawberry blondie recipe is so easy to make from scratch! With white chocolate chips, fresh strawberries, and a slightly tart lemon flavor these blondies are the perfect summer dessert for your next potluck or picnic!

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No Bake Lemon Desserts

Creamy, tangy, and no-bake, these lemon desserts are ideal for warm-weather gatherings. Whether you’re making something ahead or serving a chilled treat straight from the fridge, these bring just the right balance of sweet and tart.

Lemon Tiramisu

This lemon tiramisu is light, creamy, and bursting with citrus flavor—a bright, refreshing twist on the classic Italian dessert!

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Lemon Posset

This deliciously easy lemon posset is a classic dessert that uses only lemons, heavy whipping cream, and sugar to create a creamy custard like lemon dessert.

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Limoncello Panna Cotta

This creamy, delicious limoncello panna cotta is the perfect make ahead dessert for your next party! This is the perfect springtime lemon recipe, with a kick!

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Limoncello Panna Cotta in bowl with raspberry sauce

Lemon Drinks

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Lemon is the ultimate refresher, and these drinks prove it. From easy lemonades to cocktail party favorites, these recipes are bright, flavorful, and perfect for sipping all spring and summer.

Blueberry Lemonade

This blueberry lemonade recipe is the perfect summer drink! Plus, with only 4 ingredients you can whip up a batch in less than 15 minutes.

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