Best Ever Lemon White Chocolate Cookies
Lemon white chocolate cookies – for lemon lovers everywhere!
If you love lemon recipes, you must try these chewy lemon white chocolate cookies. I love lemon desserts and nothing is better than a homemade lemon cookie. Zesty lemon flavor with sweet white chocolate chips make the perfectly balanced treat. The texture is soft and chewy with a crispy crunch on the outside of the cookie. With very minimal ingredients and a short bake time, this easy cookie recipe should be your next batch!
For more cookies, check out my 10+ Low Calorie Cookies. They will not disappoint!
Why you’ll love this recipe:
- Chewy cookie with a perfect soft center.
- Sweet white chocolate chunks balanced with a tart lemon flavor.
- No eggs!
- Just a few simple ingredients and easy to make.
- Easily make your lemon white chocolate cookies gluten and dairy-free!
How to make gluten and dairy-free
If gluten-free is the way to be, sub out the all-purpose flour for Bob’s Red Mill 1:1. Also, make sure your white chocolate chips are free of gluten. For dairy-free, substitute the butter for coconut oil at a 1:1 ratio and make sure your chocolate chips are dairy-free.
Low sugar, low-calorie options ..
Substitute the sugar for coconut sugar or a sugar replacement, such as swerve. Using a sugar alternative will lower the calorie content of your lemon white chocolate cookies. Note, that replacing the sugar will change the taste and texture of the cookies. You can also make smaller cookies to lower the calorie count per cookie. Think “mini lemon white chocolate cookies.”
If you want a boost of protein, you can add a scoop of protein powder. However, some brands make the cookies really fluffy and that isn’t what we’re going for here. But if you want to give it a whirl, try replacing 1/4 cup of the flour with one scoop of protein powder, adding more if needed to reach the desired cookie dough consistency. Please keep in mind this WILL completely change your cookies.
Ingredients and Substitutes:
These are the main ingredients and substitutions. See the recipe card below for the full ingredients list and instructions for these lemon white chocolate cookies:
This recipe makes 18 cookies using a 1.5 Tbsp. cookie scoop. You can also make them into smaller or thicker cookies, depending on preference. Adjust the baking time accordingly.
Light Brown Sugar or sugar substitute.
White Sugar or sugar substitute.
Melted Butter or coconut oil.
Lemon
Vanilla Extract
All-Purpose Flour
Lily’s White Chocolate Chips: I used these to lower the sugar, feel free to use real white chocolate chips for a richer and sweeter flavor.
How to make these lemon white chocolate cookies
Step 1: preheat and prep
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Step 2: mix wet ingredients
In a large bowl, mix together the sugar, melted butter, lemon juice, lemon zest, and vanilla until smooth.
Step 3: mix dry ingredients
In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt.
Step 4: mix dry and wet ingredients and fold in white chocolate
Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing with a wooden spoon until just combined. Fold in the chocolate chips.
Step 5: bake
Drop 1.5 Tbsp. spoonfuls of dough onto the prepared cookie sheet. This recipe makes approximately 18 cookies with a 1.5 Tbsp. cookie scoop. Bake for 9-10 minutes or until the edges are lightly golden. Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
How to store your cookies
Store your cookies in an airtight container for 3-4 days.
Recipe Tips
- Do not over-mix your dough as it will result in tough cookies. Mix until only just combined.
- Space cookie dough evenly on the pan and make into even sized cookie dough balls. I use a 1.5 Tbs cookie dough scoop to ensure they are the same size.
- If you want the cookies to all be the same shape after baking, take to top of a mason jar lid, place it over the cookie and swirl it around in a circular motion for a few minutes. This will result in the perfect circular cookies.
If you like this recipe be sure to check out some of our other sweet treats!
- Easy Peanut Butter Banana Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Protein Banana Bread
- Crunchy Mint Chocolate Brownies
- Baked Oatmeal For One
Lemon White Chocolate Cookies
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Ingredients
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar lightly packed, 90g (or sugar substitiue)
- 1/2 cup sugar 100g (or sugar substitute)
- 1/2 cup butter melted and cooled (or coconut oil)
- zest of one lemon
- juice of one lemon
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 3/4 cup all-purpose flour 210g
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1/2 cup Lily's white chocolate chips or any brand 80g
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheight and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large mixing bowl, mix together the sugar, melted butter, lemon juice, lemon zest and vanilla until smooth.Â
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda and salt.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing until just combined.
- Fold in the chocolate chips.
- Drop 1.5 Tbsp. spoonfuls of dough onto the prepared baking sheet. This recipes makes approximately 18 cookies with a 1.5 Tbsp. cookie scoop.Â
- Bake for 9-10 minutes or until the edges are lightly golden. Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.Â
Notes
- All nutrition facts are an estimate and will vary with substitutions.
- If you want the cookies to all be the same shape after baking, take to top of a mason jar lid, place it over the cookie and swirl it around in a circular motion for a few minutes. This will result in the perfect circular cookies.
Nutrition
Photos by Marie-Catherine Dube
So easy and delicious!
These were fantastic! Will absolutely make them again!
Love to hear that. Something about the white chocolate and lemon combo has me HOOKED.