26 lemon tart recipes

Lemon sours are three-layer cookie bars with a buttery shortbread base, coconut-nut filling, and tangy lemon glaze on top. A sweet-tart bar cookie that cuts into neat squares.

Cooked green tomato salsa with Granny Smith apple, jalapeño, fresh ginger, lemon zest, and cilantro. A sweet-tart-spicy salsa that uses up end-of-season green tomatoes.

Layered summer tart with blueberries, lemon pudding, crushed pineapple, and vanilla whipped cream. A stunning no-bake filling in a golden baked crust.

Fruitcake biscotti studded with dried cranberries, tart cherries, candied orange rind, and almonds. Twice-baked for that signature crunch with lemon and almond extract.

A traditional Persian-inspired stew of browned chicken simmered in a rich walnut and pomegranate sauce with cinnamon and lemon. Sweet, tart, and deeply savory with every spoonful.

Linzer pastry dough with a full pound of butter, egg yolks, lemon zest, and vanilla. A rich, tender Austrian dough for jam-filled cookies, tarts, and meringue-topped pastries.

Tart apple cake brightened with lemon and a splash of rum, baked in a springform with halved apples crowning the top. Light, lemony, European-style coffee cake with dusted sugar.

Double-crust apple cranberry pie with crystallized ginger, lemon zest, and allspice. Decorated with pastry leaves and finished with demerara sugar for sparkle.

Gingerbread Scones with Lemon Breakfast Cream recipe

Spring artichoke hearts, tender leeks, and sweet peas simmer into light herbed soup brightened with mint, parsley, and a drizzle of Parmesan-topped olive oil.