Lemon white chocolate Cookies
These Lemon White Chocolate Cookies are a lemon lover’s dream. Bursting with fresh, tart lemon flavor and sweet white chocolate chips, they taste like sunshine in every bite. With perfectly chewy edges and soft, fudgy centers, these cookies are easy to make with just a few simple ingredients and one bowl—no mixer required!
Equipment
- Stand Mixer
- Cookie scoop
- Baking sheets
Ingredients
- ½ cup granulated white sugar
- ¼ cup light brown sugar packed
- Zest of 1 large lemon
- ½ cup unsalted butter melted
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon lemon extract
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 ⅓ cups all-purpose flour
- ¾ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup white chocolate chips
Instructions
- In a small bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt.
- In the bowl of your stand mixer or a large mixing bowl the sugars and the grated lemon zest using a fork or your fingers.
- Cream together melted butter and both sugars on high speed until light and fluffy.
- With the mixer on low speed add the egg, ensuring it is fully incorporated.Mix in the lemon extract, vanilla extract and fresh lemon juice.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet, mixing until just combined and no specs of flour remain.
- Gently fold in the white chocolate chips being careful not to over mix the dough.
- Using a large cookie scoop drop dough balls onto a baking sheet. Refrigerate the cookie dough for a minimum of one hour and up to 24 hours.
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and line 2 baking sheets with silicone mat or parchment paper.
- Arrange cookie dough balls evenly on the baking sheets.Bake for 10-12 minutes or until edges are lightly golden.Once you remove the cookies from the oven, tap the baking sheet on the counter, this allows the cookies to flatten a bit and get ripples.
- Allow cookies to cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
If you are pressed on time and can't chill the cookies you can place them in the freezer for 15-20 minutes before baking. However they wont look the cookies shown above.
If you can't find lemon extract or don't want to use you can skip it the cookies would still be very delicious.
Keep a small handful of white chocolate chips to the side. As soon as the cookies are out of the oven, use a round cookie cutter to scoot the cookies into a perfect circular shape. Gently press the extra chocolate chips on top.Optionally you can also sprinkle the tops of the cookies with some fresh lemon zest.
Nutrition
Calories: 267kcalCarbohydrates: 37gProtein: 2gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.5gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 23mgSodium: 134mgPotassium: 73mgFiber: 0.4gSugar: 26gVitamin A: 241IUVitamin C: 0.3mgCalcium: 42mgIron: 1mg
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