• For garlic butter baked crab legs, first, preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit / 180 degrees Celsius.

For Garlic Butter Sauce

•  Make garlic butter Sauce, first heat the saucepan on medium low heat and melt the butter.
•  Add garlic and saute for nearly 30 seconds - 1 minute. (do not brown the garlic)
•  Squeeze the lemon juice and turn the heat to low. Stir fry till a nice aroma comes and the oven becomes hot.
•  Season with parsley, salt and pepper. Whisk in the extra virgin olive oil, and nicely stir. Remove from heat and keep it aside.

Prepare Crab Legs

• Take the thawed crab legs, and cut them into halves (to shorten the length). Take a pair of kitchen shears, and cut a lengthwise slit into each shell. (keeping the meat intact)
• Place them on the baking sheet. Brush the garlic lemon butter sauce inside the crab legs and all over. Pour the remaining over the top.

Bake Crab Legs

• Keep the baking sheet with crab legs in the preheated oven on the middle rack. Bake your crab legs for about 12 -15 minutes. (time depends on leg thickness)
• While baking, keep brushing the garlic lemon butter sauce from the bottom of the pan onto the crab legs every 5-7 minutes. Bake till crab aroma fills the kitchen or crab legs are heated through.
• Remove from the oven and let them cool down, then place them on a serving plate. Sprinkle parsley on garlic butter baked king crab legs before serving.