Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350°F.

Step 2

Add the butter to a 7x12-inch or 9x9-inch baking pan. Place it in the oven to melt.

Step 3

In a bowl, whisk flour, sugar, buttermilk, vanilla, and lemon zest (or extract).

Step 4

Pour the batter evenly over the melted butter in the baking dish. Don't stir.

Step 5

Next, pour or spoon the lemon pie filling over the batter as evenly as possible. Do not stir.

Step 6

Bake on the middle rack of the oven 55 to 60 minutes. The top crust should be golden brown. The center of the cobbler may look a little 'jiggly' but the crust should be brown and cooked.

Step 7

The is great served warm with vanilla ice cream.

Step 8

Cover and store leftovers in the in refrigerator up to 4 days.