Whip up a delicious plate of home-baked irresistible Lemon White Chocolate Chip Cookies. A subtle taste of lemon + white choc chips = great flavor combo!
A couple of weeks ago my hubby came home and told me we were invited to one of his friends’ houses for a barbecue. This was a new friend of his I hadn’t yet met. I, of course, ask what we were going to bring and he said his friend insisted that all the food was taken care of and there wasn’t anything we could bring. So, I decided there was absolutely NO way I could get to this shindig empty-handed. I mean of course I was going to bring a bottle of wine but for heaven sakes, I thought it would be horribly ungracious to walk into a bbq and meet a new friend for the first time, without something homemade.
Cookies seemed like the perfect solution. I mean who the heck doesn’t like a delicious plate of home-baked cookies! Honestly, I find them to be totally irresistible and these cookies are really, really irresistible! They have a cheery and bright quality to them 🙂 and a deliciously substantial lemon flavor that is produced by not only a generous amount of fresh lemon zest but also a bit of lemon extract. The lemon flavor is complemented by a generous amount of white chocolate chips. With a flavor combo like this, you know these babies have a whole lot of YUM going on!
Recipe Notes: This recipe produces a fairly thick dough so definitely use a handheld electric mixer. Before I bake the cookies I flattened the dough slightly, still leaving them fairly thick, so they will bake up chewy. Since the dough is made with all butter, and not a combo of butter and shortening, the more you flatten them the crisper they’ll be. That said if you decide to flatten them a lot you’ll need to shorten the baking time…….they’re so delicious thick I’d keep them that way!
So the bbq was a blast! We had a great time. These cookies were a total hit! I was really happy I brought them 🙂 I hope you give these a try! If you love lemon these are the cookies for you!
Lemon White Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups All-Purpose Flour
- 3/4 Teaspoon Baking Soda
- 1/2 Teaspoon Salt
- 1 Cup 2 Sticks Unsalted Butter, at Room Temperature
- 1/2 Cup Granulated Sugar
- 1/2 Cup Brown Sugar Firmly Packed
- 1 Egg Large
- 1/2 Teaspoon Lemon Extract
- 1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 1 1/2 Tablespoons Fresh Lemon Zest
- 1-11 Ounce Bag White Chocolate Chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt in a small bowl; set aside.
- Add butter and sugars to a large bowl. Using an electric mixer cream mixture until light and creamy. Add egg, vanilla extract, and lemon extract and mix until smooth. Gradually add flour mixture until combined. Stir in lemon zest and white chocolate chips and mix until both are evenly distributed in the batter.
- Roll dough into ping pong sized balls. Place on a Silpat lined cookie sheet. Flatten slightly(by about 1/3). Bake in preheated oven for 10-12 minutes or until cookies are just beginning to brown slightly on the bottom. Do Not over bake or they'll be dry. Allow cookies to cool for a few minutes on the cookie sheets then transferring cookies to the baking rack to cool completely. Store in airtight container.
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Source: Adapted from Guittard
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Deb says
June 15, 2018 at 11:02 pmI made these with 8 tablespoons of fresh lemon juice and 3 cups flour. Like eating a lemon bar in the shape of a cookie.
Kathleen says
June 16, 2018 at 3:00 pmSounds like a delicious way to make these cookies, Deb! I can’t wait to try them that way! Thank you for sharing <3
Anita Cunningham says
September 25, 2016 at 1:33 amLove these cookies! This recipe is on my favorites list. I couldn’t find real white chocolate chips (only white vanilla chips) in my area, so I got a few white chocolate bars and cut them into pieces. A little on the pricey side, but it worked. Yummy!!
Kathleen says
September 27, 2016 at 12:12 amSounds like a great idea, Anita!
Jenniferjig says
September 7, 2015 at 10:55 pmHi! These cookies sound great, but is there a way to substitute the lemon extract with something else?
Kathleen says
September 8, 2015 at 4:50 amHi Jenniferjig. I would just omit it.
Kellie says
April 28, 2015 at 7:59 pmI just made these last night and they are so tasty! I had found lemon flavoured baking chips at my local bulk store so used them instead of the white chocolate chips. So good. Thanks for the recipe.
Kathleen says
April 29, 2015 at 3:37 amHey Kellie! Wow those sound amazing! Thanks for sharing 😉
Matt Robinson says
May 3, 2014 at 5:10 amLemon and white chocolate, love that combination for a cookie! So great
Kathleen says
May 3, 2014 at 4:55 pmThanks Matt!