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Lemon White Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

Published: Jun 17, 2022 · Modified: Jul 2, 2022 by Mindee · This post contains affiliate links and as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

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I am a lemon lover and lemon desserts are my weakness! These lemon white chocolate chip cookies are my new favorite! Who wouldn't love a soft, chewy lemon cookie that was quick and easy to make as well as packed with lemon flavor and sweet white chocolate! So if you have a sweet tooth for tart lemon flavor like I do you're in the right place!

White chocolate chip lemon cookies on a plate!
White chocolate chip lemon cookies on a plate!
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  • Ingredient Notes
  • Couple Things You'll Need
  • Step by Step Instructions
  • Recipe FAQs
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  • White Chocolate Chip Lemon Cookies

Why You'll Love This Recipe

  • A soft chewy lemon cookie made without a lemon pudding mix!
  • These sweet treats are the best way to use up extra lemons!
  • This recipe makes 4 dozen delicious cookies making these the perfect cookie to share!

Ingredient Notes

  • Flour - All Purpose flour is used for this recipe.
  • Butter - I always use salted butter but unsalted butter also works fine.
  • Lemons - The lemon flavor of these cookies is dependent on FRESH lemons. Omitting the lemon zest and using bottled lemon juice will not yield the same results.
Simple ingredients you'll need to make this lemon cookie recipe!
Simple ingredients you'll need to make this lemon cookie recipe!

Couple Things You'll Need

Step by Step Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees and prepare a couple baking sheets by lining them with parchment paper or spraying them with non stick cooking spray.
  • In a large bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream room temperature or softened butter, sugar and fresh lemon zest.
  • Mix in the vanilla extract, lemon extract and eggs.
Cream the butter, sugar, and lemon zest.  Add the eggs and extracts!
Cream the butter, sugar, and lemon zest. Add the eggs and extracts!
  • Add the fresh lemon juice and a bit of yellow food coloring if you want. I didn't but if you want a deeper yellow color you can add some.
  • Mix in the baking soda and salt.
  • Add 2 cups of the flour and mix well.
  • Add the sweet white chocolate chips with the last cup of flour.
Add the lemon juice before the dry ingredients and white chocolate chips!
Add the lemon juice before the dry ingredients and white chocolate chips!
  • Using a cookie scoop, scoop 12 balls of cookie dough onto a baking sheet or cookie sheet.
  • Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes. DO NOT overbake these cookies.
  • When they are done they will not be browned at all. They will be puffy and look not quite done but trust me they are. Keep in mind that these are more of a flat cookie opposed to a thick cookies so overbaking will make them brittle and hard.
  • Cool slightly on the pan before transferring to a wire rack to completely cool.
  • Store in an airtight container or large ziploc bag.
Place cookie dough balls on prepared cookie sheets and bake!
Place cookie dough balls on prepared cookie sheets and bake!

Recipe FAQs

Does lemon juice curdle white chocolate?

In this case no. Lemon juice will curdle melted white chocolate. Since we're using chips here we're safe.

What's the secret to soft chewy cookies?

Not overbaking. Overbaking these lemon cookies dries them out making them a brittle crisp cookie instead.

Does white chocolate really go well with lemon?

It definitely does! The sweetness of the chocolate balances the tart of the lemon leaving you with a creamy lemon flavor!

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White Chocolate Chip Lemon Cookies

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  • Author: Mindee
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 10 minutes (per batch)
  • Total Time: 25 minutes
  • Yield: 4 dozen 1x
  • Category: Cookies
  • Method: Baking
  • Cuisine: American
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Description

I am a lemon lover and lemon desserts are my weakness! These lemon white chocolate chip cookies are my new favorite! Who wouldn't love a soft, chewy lemon cookie that was quick and easy to make as well as packed with lemon flavor and sweet white chocolate!


Ingredients

Units Scale
  • 1 cup Butter
  • 2 cups Sugar
  • 2 Tbs. Fresh Lemon Zest
  • 2 Eggs
  • ½ tsp Vanilla
  • 1 tsp Lemon Extract
  • 2 Tbs Fresh Lemon Juice
  • 1 tsp Baking Soda
  • ½ tsp Salt
  • 3 cups Flour
  • 1 ½ cups (12 oz bag) White Chocolate Chips
  • Yellow Food Coloring is Optional

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and prepare a couple baking sheets by lining them with parchment paper or spraying them with non stick cooking spray.
  2. In a large bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream room temperature or softened butter, sugar and fresh lemon zest.
  3. Mix in the vanilla extract, lemon extract and eggs.
  4. Add the fresh lemon juice and a bit of yellow food coloring if you want. I didn't but if you want a deeper yellow color you can add some.
  5. Mix in the baking soda and salt.
  6. Add 2 cups of the flour and mix well.
  7. Add the sweet white chocolate chips with the last cup of flour.
  8. Using a cookie scoop, scoop 12 balls of cookie dough onto a baking sheet or cookie sheet.
  9. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes. DO NOT overbake these cookies.
  10. When they are done they will not be browned at all. They will be puffy and look not quite done but trust me they are. Overbaking will make them brittle and hard.
  11. Cool slightly on the pan before transferring to a wire rack to completely cool.
  12. Store in an airtight container or large ziploc bag.

Notes

  • DO NOT overbake these cookies!
  • Fresh lemon juice and zest are an absolute must!

Keywords: white chocolate chip lemon cookies, lemon white chocolate chips cookies, lemon white chocolate cookies, lemon cookies with white chocolate chips

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  1. Lisa

    January 16, 2023 at 8:47 am

    I’ve made these twice in the last week—doubled the recipe both times!! I’m in Florida with lots of meyer lemons and this is a delectable way to put them to use! My son, who left to go back to college today, asked for me to send him some of these to celebrate his birthday! One tip: I always add some of King Arthur Flour’s Fiore di Sicilia—a citrus oil that enhances the lemon flavor—when i make these. If you’ve never tried it, I HIGHLY recommend it!

    ★★★★★

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  2. L.S.

    November 27, 2020 at 5:15 pm

    Awesome! Love the white chips in them. Can’t eat just one.

    ★★★★★

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