Lemon-Vanilla Dream Bars

Name: Lemon-Vanilla Dream Bars
Yield: Makes 1 dozen bars
Ingredients: ½ cup store-bought lemon curd*; 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste; 1 cup all-purpose flour, sifted; 2 large eggs, at room temperature; 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; ¼ cup granulated sugar; ½ teaspoon salt; 10 ounces white chocolate, chopped, divided; 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into cubes

Preparation info

Makes
1 dozen
bars

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Pure Vanilla

By Shauna Sever

Published 2012

About

If you love lemon bars but yearn for something a bit less messy and more portable, this recipe is a dream come true. I start with a fudgy white-chocolate base (essentially a vanilla version of the classic chocolate brownie) and swirl it with bright, tangy lemon curd. These bars are even better the day after they’re baked.

Ingredients

10 ounces white chocolate, chopped, divided
6 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into cubes
¼

Cookies
Vegetarian

Method

Position a rack in the center of the oven and preheat oven to 350°F. Coat an 8-by-8-inch pan with cooking spray and line it with a strip of parchment paper that’s