1,635 lemon zest recipes

Classic cut-out sugar cookies with lemon zest and vanilla that hold their shape beautifully. Buttery, crisp-edged, and ready for decorating with royal icing.

Classic lemon squares with a buttery shortbread crust topped with a bright, tangy lemon filling and powdered sugar glaze. The bake sale favorite everyone fights over.

Lemon loaf cake with butter, cream cheese, lemon yogurt, and a whisper of ginger, finished with a tart lemon glaze. A bright, dense loaf with bakery-counter softness from yogurt and cream cheese.

Easter sugar cookies: rolled and cut sugar cookies with lemon zest, perfect for Easter bunny and egg shapes. Two dozen pale, tender cookies ready to decorate.

Blackberry crumb bars, a buttery lemon-scented dough that doubles as crust and crumble, layered with a juicy cornstarch-thickened blackberry filling. Like portable blackberry pie, baked and cut into squares.

2007 Blueberry Bake-Off Child Winner, first place No. 1 Fernando Guerrero

Lemony apple muffins brighten classic apple muffins with fresh lemon zest and juice plus 2 cups of grated green apple. Optional toasted pecans add crunch to a tender, fruit-packed crumb.

Fluffy lemon verbena ricotta pancakes with whipped egg whites for lift and bright lemon zest. Ricotta drained overnight gives the batter a tender, soufflé-like texture worth the wait.

This apple ricotta pie turned out delicious. I used homemade granola instead of the cereal, and it is much lower in fat and calories. Still tasted wonderful.

Elegant smoked salmon tea sandwiches with lemon-chive cream cheese on pumpernickel. Sophisticated finger sandwiches ready in 20 minutes, perfect for brunch or afternoon tea.

Super quick and easy, shrimp in a lemony garlic and butter sauce. What could be better?

Diabetic blueberry muffins use Bisquick, sour cream, and artificial sweetener for low-sugar muffins with fresh blueberries and a lemon zest topping. Quick six-ingredient breakfast.

Very blueberry cheesecake is a no-bake stunner: pureed fresh blueberries folded into a light, lemony cream cheese filling set with gelatin over a vanilla wafer crust. No oven, just chill until firm.

Covered strawberry pie bakes fresh berries into a juicy, cinnamon-kissed filling thickened with cornstarch, all tucked between two flaky pie crusts. An old-fashioned double-crust strawberry pie, not the usual no-bake glaze version.

If you're looking for a cold dessert, then this scrumptious treat will satisfy your every need.

Bisquick berry yogurt muffins made with fresh blackberries, tangy yogurt, and lemon zest. Only 7 ingredients for a tender, fruity breakfast muffin.