Lemon White Chocolate Chip Cookies

September 11, 2017
Lemon White Chocolate Chip Cookies ~ a tasty lemon-laced twist to your typical chocolate chip cookies!

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My husband doesn't like lemon desserts.  Crazy boy.

Fortunately for me, though, I have a 7-year-old in the house and always-willing-to-eat-sweets neighbors who adore lemon ... just like me.  Because when I find a lemon dessert idea I want to try, I need a little help taste testing and gobbling up the results.  

I'm so glad to have some fellow lemon-lovers nearby to help with that task!  Someone's sure got to pick up my husband's slack.

The lemon flavor in these cookies comes entirely from fresh lemon juice and lemon zest ... no lemon extract at all.  And I love that.

Well, these Lemon White Chocolate Chip Cookies were indeed one lemon dessert idea I just had to try.
And I'm so glad I did because my instincts were right ~ the flavor combination of fresh lemon and white chocolate in these tender cookies is fantastic.

An opinion that was echoed by our sweet 7-year-old Little Miss H. and my very-willing taste-testing neighbors.

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The lemon flavor in these cookies comes entirely from fresh lemon juice and lemon zest ... no lemon extract at all.  And I love that.  

Using only fresh lemon creates a very "clean" tasting lemon flavor without the "harshness," for lack of a better word, that can sometimes come along with lemon extract.  It's a prominent, yet mild, lemon flavor that comes through in the finished baked cookies.

A touch of cream of tartar in the dough helps produce a nice rise and helps create their tenderness.

A mild lemon flavor that's beautifully complimented by the sweetness of the white chocolate chips, that is.  It's a flavor combination that goes great together.

As for texture, these Lemon White Chocolate Chip Cookies are soft and tender.  A touch of cream of tartar in the dough helps produce a nice rise and helps create their tenderness.  

They stay soft for several days, and freeze well, too.

Lemon White Chocolate Chip Cookies ~ a tasty lemon-laced twist to your typical chocolate chip cookies!

So if you're looking for a bit of a different twist to your typical chocolate chip cookies, give Lemon White Chocolate Chip Cookies a try.

Even if my crazy non-lemon-loving husband won't give them a try, the rest of our family and my lemon-loving neighbors can sure vouch for their deliciousness!

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Yield: about 36 cookies

Lemon White Chocolate Chip Cookies

A tasty lemon-laced twist to your typical chocolate chip cookies!
prep time: 20 Mcook time: 12 Mtotal time: 32 M

ingredients:

  • 2 ¼ c. all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • 3/4 tsp. cream of tartar
  • 1/4 tsp. salt
  • 12 T. (1 ½ sticks) unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 c. granulated sugar
  • generous 1 T. finely minced lemon zest {from about 2 lemons}
  • 1 T. fresh lemon juice {from about 1 lemon}
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 1 ½ c. (about 9 oz.) white chocolate chips

instructions:

How to cook Lemon White Chocolate Chip Cookies

  1. Combine flour, baking soda, cream of tartar, and salt in a bowl; set aside.
  2. With an electric mixer on medium-high speed, cream together butter, sugar, and lemon zest until light and fluffy; about 3 minutes. Mix in the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Mix in vanilla and lemon juice.
  3. With the mixer on low, beat in half of the flour mixture, mixing until just combined. Beat in the remaining flour mixture, mixing until just combined. Add white chocolate chips and stir in by hand.
  4. Drop heaping tablespoons of dough about 2-inches apart on baking sheets. Bake at 350℉ for 10 – 12 minutes until cookies are just barely getting some golden brown on the edges.
  5. Let cookies cool on the baking sheets for 2 – 3 minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack.
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12 comments

  1. I have to agree with your husband about lemon... however, your cookies look great and I'll definitely pin this recipe. Holidays are coming and I know LOTS of lemon lovers! Thanks!

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  2. I have been looking for this recipe for about 6 years. I had something very similar when I was on a business trip and I am so addicted to these cookies. Thank you so much.

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  3. Great cookies, wish I had one (well or maybe two)! Thanks so much for sharing with us at Full Plate Thursday,we are so happy to have you join us. Have a wonderful week and come back to see us real soon!
    Miz Helen

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  4. Oh I love lemon desserts! Your cookies look amazing - love the lemon/white chocolate flavour combination, Tracey. Pinning and sharing. Thank you so much for being a part of the Hearth and Soul Link Party. Hope to see you again this week!

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  5. Lemon desserts my favorite! I will try to make these at home. Thanks for sharing!

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  6. This is so fun! What a great idea. Also I love how authentic you seem to be. Your style and passion for blogging is contagious. Thank you for sharing your life!

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  7. Thanks for sharing the informative information through the article. and all the details are awesome and good in this post.

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  8. I like easy recipes that do not take a lot of time.

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  9. I also love a white cocolate! Particularly in cookies. This looks wonderful

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  10. Have you ever tried this with oranges instead of lemon?

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    1. We have not but it does sound good. If you try with orange please stop back by and let us all know how the cookies taste.

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