20 Minute Lemon White Chocolate Cookies
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These lemon white chocolate cookies are the cookies of your dreams! Packed with natural lemon flavor and white chocolate chips, these cookies are soft, chewy, and there’s no dough chilling required! Plus, I’ve tested them with dairy and dairy free.
There is truly nothing better than a buttery and soft lemon cookie! And a lemon cookie loaded up with white chocolate chips? Say no more. These lemon white chocolate cookies are so easy to whip up, truly anyone can make them!
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“I do not consider myself a great baker and was totally surprised how amazing these cookies came out! They tasted and looked just like the picture. Most importantly, the recipe was super easy to follow and very straightforward so I’ll definitely be making them again…and again 🙂”
Jay
If you’re looking for a more fruity version of these lemon cookies with chocolate chips, you should give my blueberry white chocolate chip cookies or my lemon raspberry cookies a try!
Ingredient Notes
- Butter: feel free to use regular butter or dairy free butter.
- White Chocolate Chips: you can use either white chocolate chips or a chopped up white chocolate bar. Sometimes I like to use half and half!
When I was testing this recipe, I added extra pieces of chopped white chocolate and white chocolate chips on top of the cookies to make drool-worthy puddles of white chocolate. Trust me – it makes your cookies look like they came straight out of a bakery!
How To Make These Cookies
Beat butter, sugar, and lemon together.
Add in the lemon juice and egg!
Mix in the dry ingredients to make a fluffy cookie dough, then pour in your white chocolate!
Scoop and bake!
Recipe Developer Tips
- Take the cookies out of the oven when the edges have set but the middles are still slightly underbaked. This is going to give you super soft and gooey cookies!
- To get perfectly round cookies, use a biscuit cutter or large mug to gently shape the freshly baked cookie into a perfect circular shape.
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20 Minute Lemon White Chocolate Cookies
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Ingredients
- 1 cup butter, softened, (dairy free or regular)
- 1 cup (200 g) granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 1½ tsp lemon juice
- 3 Tablespoons lemon zest
- ¾ tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 2½ cup (312.5 g) all-purpose flour, SEE NOTES
- ½ cup white chocolate chips, or chopped white chocolate, (regular or dairy free)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl, combine flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda. Set aside.
- In the bowl of a standing mixer with the paddle attachment or a handheld mixer, combine butter, lemon zest, and sugar, mixing until light and fluffy.
- Add in the egg and lemon juice, and mix until combined and light in colour.
- Mix in the dry ingredients until combined, then stir in the white chocolate chips. Do not over-mix!
- Use a cookie scoop or a spoon, scoop 1.5 tbsp sized balls onto the baking sheets. Be sure to leave at least 4-5 inches between each ball of dough, as the cookies will spread out.
- Bake one tray at a time for 8-11 minutes, until edges look set. The middles will look soft.
- Let the cookies cool on the baking sheets for 10 minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely. Enjoy!
Notes
The calorie information provided for this recipe is an estimate. The accuracy of the calories listed is not guaranteed.
Silly question – I have toggled to Metric, but it still says 1 cup of butter, which is a volume measurement and not a metric one. What is the weight of the butter in grams?
It should be 210 g of butter!
SOO GOOD!
I do not consider myself a great baker and was totally surprised how amazing these cookies came out! They tasted and looked just like the picture. Most importantly, the recipe was super easy to follow and very straightforward so I’ll definitely be making them again…and again 🙂
Hi Jay! So happy to hear your enjoyed these cookies! Thank you for your kind review 😊
Absolutely delicious cookies and the recipe was very easy to follow. I will definitely be making these again!
Hi Lily! Thank you for taking the time to leave this review!
made these 2 days ago and they are almost gone!! i love how soft and lemony it is, plus the white chocolate really balances the citrus flavour soooo delicious thank you !! <3
Hi Celine! So happy to hear you enjoyed these!
Thank you so much for this! I’ve been making your cookies for over a year, and I’ve been making your lemon cookies with white chocolate! So happy there’s a recipe that incorporates both now! 🙂
Hi Cindy! Thank you for your review, so happy to hear you enjoy these cookie recipes!
Omg! Cookie perfection! 2 batches in 2 weeks…
Hi Anne! Glad you enjoyed these cookies and thank you for leaving a review 😊
tested these out before making them for my easter brunch. i will be amking them again and again and am sure everyone will love them. i used chopped white chocolate instead of chocolate chips
Made these tonight. So easy and they are delicious!!!
Hi Emma! So happy to hear you enjoyed these cookies, thank you for your review!