This is simple enough for a weekend dessert at home, but sophisticated enough for a holiday dessert. It tastes just like your favorite lemon bars, but in tart form. If you are a fan of lemon bars, you will absolutely adore this tart. When the eggnog pie didn’t work out, I knew I had to make this lemon tart again. But then on Thanksgiving, I decided that I wanted to take the day off – no photographing, no working.
I actually made this back for Thanksgiving, with full intentions to photograph it and post it then. Good thing I knew that this Shortbread Lemon Tart Recipe was good. After 3 attempts, the pie didn’t even taste good. I had already decided not to post the pie, and when I sliced into it and took that first bite, I knew it was the right decision, because it wasn’t even good. And I know it’s not all about looks, but it was ugly. This time, I didn’t forget any ingredients. I’m not a quitter, and I really wanted to try to make this recipe work, so I set to try it for a third time. At this point, the filling was too set up to actually put into the pie crust and make it work. It was getting late, so I put it into the fridge to cool. I had enough ingredients, so I whipped up the filling again.
When I went to clean up the kitchen later, I noticed the bowl of gelatin on the counter that I was supposed to put in the filling. I made the filling, and put it in the refrigerator to cool while I put the kids to sleep. It was at night, and in the middle of getting kids ready for bed. I knew that it was late in the month, and that you all would probably be over Christmas recipes by this point, but I wanted to try it anyway. So I went through my growing list of recipes that I wanted to try, and came across an eggnog pie that I’ve had bookmarked for some time now. I was sitting down, going through my schedule, when I realized that I didn’t even schedule a pie for December. After 11 months, I almost failed on the 12th month. I posted a new pie every month, and even two in November.īut then December hit. I’ve made all kinds of pies, and have even found a few new favorites. I’m a bit pie obsessed, so I thought it would be fun to post a new pie every month. Back in January, I claimed 2016 as the Year of Pie. Perfectly sweet and perfectly tart, this Shortbread Lemon Tart Recipe tastes like the best lemon bars in pie form.